Jaedyn Shaw scored with practically the last kick of the game and Gotham beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the National Women’s Soccer League championship game.

Shaw's match-winning goal came in the seventh minute of stoppage time. From the edge of the box, the 20-year-old curled a free-kick into the box. The ball took a bounce right in front of Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse and then nestled into the corner.

“I just knew that I had prepared myself for that moment, I have been working tirelessly on my free kicks,” Shaw said. “I live for these moments.”

With the win, Gotham will take on the Washington Spirit in the NWSL final on Saturday in San Jose, California. The Spirit downed the Portland Thorns 2-0 in the other semifinal Saturday.

It will be Gotham's second NWSL f

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