"Nothing about Sunday's NWSL quarterfinal was normal. The Kansas City Current entered as the most dominant No. 1 seed in league history. Gotham FC, the reigning Concacaf champions and 2023 league champions, was the most talented No. 8 seed in the league's short history of staging a quarterfinal round. And both teams played without their star forwards, the two leading scorers in the NWSL."
""We're not an eighth-place team," said Gotham forward Jaedyn Shaw after registering a goal and an assist on Sunday. "I'm sorry, but underdog my a--. We are not an underdog." Shaw scored in the 68th minute and assisted Katie Stengel's game-winning goal in the 121st minute. Gotham will visit No. 3 seed Orlando Pride in next week's semifinal in a meeting of the last two league champions. Kansas City's defense only conceded 13 goals in 26 regular-season games, a league record."
Gotham FC defeated the Kansas City Current 2-1 in extra time at CPKC Stadium, with Jaedyn Shaw scoring in the 68th minute and assisting Katie Stengel in the 121st minute. Kansas City entered as the most dominant No. 1 seed, setting records for points (65) and wins (21) and finishing 21 points clear of second place. Kansas City played without MVP Temwa Chawinga and Michelle Cooper, while Bia Zaneratto battled a leg issue. Kansas City's defense conceded only 13 goals in 26 regular-season games, a league record. Gotham will face Orlando Pride in the semifinal.
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