Gotham FC 1–1 Boston Legacy FC, NWSL Matchday 7

Gotham FC v Boston Legacy FC

Gotham FC4th 15 pts

J. Shaw 37′

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1–1

Full time

Sat 9 May

Expected goals: Gotham FC 2.06, Boston Legacy FC 0.52

Boston Legacy FC16th 5 pts

Alba Caño 40′

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Sat 9 May, 6:30 pm EDT Sports Illustrated Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 7

The match story

Photo from Gotham FC — Devon Cafaro/Courtesy Gotham FC

NWSL News

Gotham says its titles came from the bottom. Now it starts on top.

The club says its 2023 and 2025 NWSL Championships came as the postseason’s lowest seed. Its first Shield brings home-field advantage through the semifinals, subject to venue availability.

3 November 2026

Key moments

37′Goal J. Shaw (Gotham FC)1–0
40′Goal Alba Caño (Boston Legacy FC)1–1

Top performers

Gotham FC

J. ShawMGFCshirt 101G1SH
J. DudleyMGFCshirt 20G5SH
J. HowellMGFCshirt 70G3SH

Boston Legacy

Alba CañoMBOSshirt 261G3SH
B. OlivieriFBOSshirt 210G1SH
J. HasboMBOSshirt 50G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Gotham FC

4th▲1 from 5th

In the playoff places, 6 points above Angel City FC, with 21 to play.

Boston Legacy FC

16thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind Houston Dash in the last playoff place, with 22 to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Sat 14 Mar

Matchday 7 Sat 9 May

Gotham FC won one, one drawn; 2–1 on aggregate to Gotham FC.

Team stats

GFC BOS

Expected goals: Gotham FC: 2.06; Boston Legacy FC: 0.52
Possession: Gotham FC: 60%; Boston Legacy FC: 40%
Shots: Gotham FC: 16; Boston Legacy FC: 6
Corners: Gotham FC: 11; Boston Legacy FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	9	+6	19
2	Utah Royals FC	8	+6	16
3	Washington Spirit	8	+8	15
4	Gotham FC	9	+4	15
5	San Diego Wave FC	8	+3	15
6	Orlando Pride	8	+1	11
7	Seattle Reign FC	7	0	11
8	Houston Dash	7	+1	10
⋯
16	Boston Legacy FC	8	−7	5

After this result

By the numbers

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Boston Legacy FC have 7 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.4 a match, against 1.1 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Gotham FC: 60% possession; 106 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 5.3 actions each
Boston Legacy FC: 40% possession; 103 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 13% reached the box; 3.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Gotham FC

Boston Legacy FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Gotham FC started 17% of their possessions in the final third, Boston Legacy FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Gotham FCBoston Legacy FC

Gotham FC attack right, Boston Legacy FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Gotham FC

Boston Legacy FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Gotham FCBoston Legacy FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Gotham FCBoston Legacy FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Gotham FCBoston Legacy FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,638 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Gotham FC attack right, Boston Legacy FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:38	M. Purce	Gotham FC
2:49	S. Schupansky	Gotham FC
2:56	Amanda Gutierres	Boston Legacy FC
6:02	N. Prince	Boston Legacy FC
8:21	M. Purce	Gotham FC
8:24	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
8:42	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
8:44	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
10:57	M. Purce	Gotham FC
11:21	A. Berger	Gotham FC
17:13	Esther González	Gotham FC
17:14	N. Prince	Boston Legacy FC
18:27	J. Howell	Gotham FC
18:28	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
22:36	Alba Caño	Boston Legacy FC
22:39	A. Berger	Gotham FC
23:30	A. Berger	Gotham FC
24:10	B. Olivieri	Boston Legacy FC
26:08	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
27:21	Laís Araújo	Boston Legacy FC

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Lineups

Gotham FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Gotham FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 23 M. Purce, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 11 S. Schupansky, 10 J. Shaw. Line 4: 9 E. González.

Gotham FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
30	A. Berger	90	0
23	M. Purce, off at 73′	73	0
18	G. Reiten	90	0
13	S. McCaskill, off at 84′	84	0
27	J. Carter	90	0
15	T. Davidson	90	0
2	J. Dudley	90	0
7	J. Howell	90	0
9	E. González	90	0
11	S. Schupansky, off at 65′	65	0
10	J. Shaw, off at 85′	85	1
Substitutes
4	L. Reale, on at 73′	17	0
6	E. Sonnett, on at 65′	25	0
21	S. Cook, on at 84′	6	0
28	K. Lampson, on at 85′	5	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Hogan, T. Sommer, M. Whitham, A. Kitahata, K. Harper

All player stats

Gotham FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Purce, off at 73′	73	0	1	0	79%	2	1
18	G. Reiten	90	0	2	3	69%	1	0
13	S. McCaskill, off at 84′	84	0	0	1	72%	1	1
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0	92%	1	1
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0	87%	1	1
2	J. Dudley	90	0	5	0	61%	0	1
7	J. Howell	90	0	3	1	86%	3	4
9	E. González	90	0	1	0	74%	0	0
11	S. Schupansky, off at 65′	65	0	0	1	67%	0	0
10	J. Shaw, off at 85′	85	1	1	1	67%	1	0
Substitutes
1	S. Hogan	–
4	L. Reale, on at 73′	17	0	1	0	75%	0	0
6	E. Sonnett, on at 65′	25	0	1	0	96%	0	0
14	T. Sommer	–
17	M. Whitham	–
21	S. Cook, on at 84′	6	0	0	1	86%	0	0
24	A. Kitahata	–
28	K. Lampson, on at 85′	5	0	1	3	100%	0	0
34	K. Harper	–
Team			1	16	11	80%	10	9

Gotham FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
30	A. Berger	90	3	4	75%	1	1

Boston Legacy FCFormation 3-1-4-2

Boston Legacy FC, 3-1-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 24 L. Araújo, 4 E. Elgin. Line 2: 6 A. Karich. Line 3: 12 N. Prince, 26 A. Caño, 5 J. Hasbo, 8 S. Smith. Line 4: 21 B. Olivieri, 9 A. Gutierres.

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Murphy	90	0
12	N. Prince	90	0
8	S. Smith, off at 57′	57	0
24	L. Araújo	90	0
53	B. St-Georges	90	0
4	E. Elgin	90	0
26	A. Caño, off at 86′	86	1
6	A. Karich	90	0
21	B. Olivieri, off at 57′	57	0
9	A. Gutierres, off at 86′	86	0
5	J. Hasbo, off at 71′	71	0
Substitutes
16	J. Carabalí, on at 57′	33	0
15	A. Gambone, on at 71′	19	0
11	C. Ricketts, on at 86′	4	0
14	Aïssata, on at 57′	33	0
7	A. Allen, on at 86′	4	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Ivory, L. Ansbrow, E. Stevens, S. Cary Angel

All player stats

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
12	N. Prince	90	0	0	1	68%	3	3
8	S. Smith, off at 57′	57	0	0	0	54%	2	1
24	L. Araújo	90	0	1	0	90%	0	1
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0	57%	2	1
4	E. Elgin	90	0	0	0	80%	1	1
26	A. Caño, off at 86′	86	1	3	0	69%	4	0
6	A. Karich	90	0	0	0	81%	4	0
21	B. Olivieri, off at 57′	57	0	1	1	69%	0	0
9	A. Gutierres, off at 86′	86	0	0	0	80%	1	0
5	J. Hasbo, off at 71′	71	0	1	1	78%	1	1
Substitutes
18	L. Ivory	–
34	L. Ansbrow	–
16	J. Carabalí, on at 57′	33	0	0	0	45%	0	0
15	A. Gambone, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	33%	0	0
11	C. Ricketts, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	33%	0	0
10	E. Stevens	–
14	Aïssata, on at 57′	33	0	0	0	33%	0	0
7	A. Allen, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	–	1	0
23	S. Cary Angel	–
Team			1	6	3	72%	19	8