r/GothamFC • u/Junk-Drawer- • 2d ago

Shield

San diego tied. Was that enough?

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u/I_Drive_Bad 2d ago

We only need a tie next weekend against playoff Utah. But SD has a much easier opponent in Bay.

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u/Junk-Drawer- 2d ago

That eases the pressure somewhat

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u/Junk-Drawer- 1d ago

I love the speech Juan gave to the team. The team doesn’t depend on any one [player], they depend on everyone.

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u/tallshipandstar 2d ago

Boston was so close right at the end too.

I’m trying to decide if we should blame Kelley O’Hara for saying she wanted the shield race to go down to decision day. I hope she’s enjoying this because I’m not.

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u/draoi22 1d ago

I’m blaming Gift Monday for having a 1v1 with the keeper and putting her foot on top of the ball. 🫠

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u/AbleRiot23 15h ago

Gift Monday remembered how much she hates Gotham as a former Spirit player, forgot she played for Boston and decided not to help Gotham 😂 

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u/EchoSkillet 2d ago

Someone is celebrating with a cardboard shield next week.

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u/JBS319 2d ago

The NWSL Shield will be in Harrison on Sunday

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u/Mountain-Sun-5118 2d ago

We can beat Utah if we are in TopForm however there’s so many injuries who the heck knows. And Kerr went down today and was taken out so who freaking knows.

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u/noxiouswhim14 2d ago

Was she taken out? I thought she stayed in?

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u/capybaramelhor 2d ago

It was in like the last minute or 2 of play. Really hard to know. The game was basically over.

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u/as1394 1d ago

Sam stayed in! They would have taken her off even then if it was a concussion concern.

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u/bnceo 2d ago

Win or draw is what we need. Thats it.

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u/Healthy-Membership86 1d ago

I just know we seem to do best when the odds are against us.

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u/Saranwrap36 1d ago

Silly question how do they decide where the actual shield will be when it’s this close?

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u/Advanced_Fact_6443 2d ago

If I’ve read things right, outside of a GFC win or tie, SD has to win and must do it by 2 or more goals to take the shield. So GFC controls their own destiny in this case.

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u/Gvndam11 2d ago

Not quite. We win or tie, and the shield is ours. If we lose, then a SD win gives them the shield on goal differential, even if it’s a 1-goal win. Our GD would go down by at least 1 in a loss, and theirs would go up by at least 1 in a win.

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u/Nmacd711 1d ago

Lowest we can go is 2 though?

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u/as1394 1d ago

Correct.