#washington-spirit

#washington-spirit

Listen, I hear you Jaedyn Shaw -- "underdog, my ass" and all that. All postseason, NJ/NY Gotham has been pushing back on the underdog narrative surrounding the team's run from the NWSL's eighth and final playoff spot to Saturday's final. And yet, here I am, calling NJ/NY Gotham the underdog once more. Despite their seeding differences, the gap between Gotham and Spirit isn't a wide one. In fact, without a fully healthy Trinity Rodman, there may not be much of a gap at all.

Shutshow: The government shutdown is two weeks old today. Democrats in the US Senate rejected, for the eighth time, a GOP funding bill that doesn't address Obamacare subsidies that are due to expire soon. ( Politico) Republicans plan to introduce a bill that would fund the Department of Defense for a full year, essentially daring Democrats to vote against paying members of the military.

After a quiet first half from both sides, the more dangerous and more frequent attacking play came from Vlatko Andonovski's team. Still, Kansas City missed the presence of Temwa Chawinga, who wasn't feeling 100%. With plenty of cushion on top of the table and a long unbeaten streak, Chawinga can take all the time in the world before returning to action.