- Gotham win 2-0 over NCC
- Sheehan and Ryan score
- Ali Krieger set to retire at end of season
WHAT HAPPENED? In the first round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs on Sunday night, visitors Gotham FC comfortably defeated the North Carolina Courage thanks to goals from Delanie Sheehan and Yazmeen Ryan. The Courage were without leading goal-scorer Kerolin who was unavailable since she tore her ACL in the final regular-season game.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The win will give Ali Krieger at least one more game as she is set to follow OL Reign's Megan Rapinoe into retirement at the end of the season. Rapinoe is also set to play in the other semifinal as Reign takes on San Diego Wave.
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GettyWHAT NEXT? On November 5, Gotham will travel to Portland to play the reigning champion Portland Thorns in a semifinal match.