"Louisville and North Carolina entered Sunday's NWSL Decision Day as the two teams fighting for the eighth and final playoff spot, and Racing Louisville had to defeat Bay FC if North Carolina also won due to the Courage's superior goal difference, which is the first tiebreaker. The North Carolina Courage defeated Gotham FC 3-2 on Sunday in a simultaneous match."
"With the results, Louisville jumped to seventh place and will visit the Washington Spirit in the quarterfinals next week. Gotham, the 2023 NWSL champion, had a chance to host a quarterfinal heading into Sunday but fell to the No. 8 seed and will play the top-seeded Kansas City Current in next week's quarterfinals. North Carolina led 3-0 until the 87th minute, when Gotham scored the first of two late goals. Gotham would have moved to sixth place with a late equalizer."
Racing Louisville clinched its first NWSL playoff spot with a 1-0 win over Bay FC, ending four straight ninth-place finishes. Ella Hase scored three minutes into the second half, and Louisville required the victory because of other Decision Day results. North Carolina beat Gotham FC 3-2 in a simultaneous match, with the Courage holding the tiebreaker via superior goal difference. Louisville moved to seventh and will visit the Washington Spirit in the quarterfinals. Gotham fell to the No. 8 seed and will face the top-seeded Kansas City Current. Several playoff positions were decided on Decision Day, with six games starting simultaneously.
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