"After it finished 1-1 in normal time, Stengel slammed home the winning goal in the 121st minute of play. With the match seemingly heading for a penalty shootout, Gotham hit a long free kick from the halfway line towards the box. Jaedyn Shaw flicked it on and Stengel reacted quickest to hit a shot off the crossbar and into the net from six yards out."
"Shaw had given Gotham a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute. After Current defender Kayla Sharples overcommitted on a challenge, Shaw swiveled away, dribbled into the box, and finished with a low shot. With just seconds left of normal time, Ellie Wheeler popped up on the edge of the box to score a breathtaking equalizer for Current and make it 1-1 in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time."
"In extra time, Kansas City cranked up the pressure to take a lead and finish the game but couldn't find a way through Gotham goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger. Current forward Bia Zaneratto hit high shot to the top left corner in the 104th minute and Berger balletically tipped the ball over the bar. The Current were the top seed in the playoffs, having finished first in the NWSL regular season standings with a league record 65 points."
Katie Stengel scored the decisive goal in the 121st minute to lift Gotham FC to a 2-1 quarterfinal win over the Kansas City Current. Jaedyn Shaw had opened the scoring in the 68th minute after Kayla Sharples overcommitted, and Ellie Wheeler equalized for Kansas City in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. Extra time featured heavy Kansas City pressure and a 104th-minute shot by Bia Zaneratto that Ann-Katrin Berger tipped over the bar. The No. 8 seed Gotham advances to face No. 4 Orlando Pride, and the loss ends the Current's 18-match home unbeaten run.
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