Rose Lavelle scored in the 80th minute and the eighth-seeded Gotham FC beat the Washington Spirit 1-0 on Saturday night to win their second National Women's Soccer League championship.

Second-half substitute Bruninha drove into the box on the left wing and sent the ball across to Lavelle, whose left-footed shot sailed past Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury into the bottom corner of the net.

"It was maybe the one moment I had in the game to step up," Lavelle said. "I keep saying Bruninha did the heavy lifting on that."

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 22: Rose Lavelle #16 of NJ/NY Gotham FC and teammates celebrate winning the Championship after the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. Eak

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