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Gotham FC defeats Racing Louisville behind Jaedyn Shaw’s early goal for third straight win

Nypost · · 464 words · By Bridget Reilly
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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gotham FC did what was needed to get their third straight win Sunday.”
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The evidence mentions 'back-to-back wins' and a victory on Wednesday, but does not explicitly confirm a 'third straight win' on Sunday. The provided web search results are fragmented and do not provide a full sequence of three wins.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gotham Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_FC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maycee Nicole Bell (born September 18, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She playe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maycee_Bell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samantha Ryan Hiatt (born January 6, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Hiatt
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“A single first-half goal was enough for a 1-0 victory against Racing Louisville (1-2-5) at Sports Illustrated Stadium.”
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Two independent sources (a news snippet and a YouTube video description) confirm that Gotham FC defeated Racing Louisville with a goal by Jaedyn Shaw. Wikipedia confirms Sports Illustrated Stadium is the home of Gotham FC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Gotham FC season is the team's 17th as a professional women's soccer team and their 12th participating in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the Unit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Gotham_FC_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Racing Louisville FC season is the team's sixth season as a professional women's soccer team. Racing Louisville FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Racing_Louisville_FC_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Racing Louisville Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Their second team plays in the USL W …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_Louisville_FC
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“Racing Louisville (1-2-5)”
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While some sources discuss Racing Louisville's form, none specifically confirm the exact record of 1-2-5 at the time of the match.
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web search NEUTRAL — Their recent form has been weak, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their last five matches. They've shown defensive issues, conceding 11 goals. At the same time, they've displayed a positive attackin…
https://www.scoresfeed.com/usa-nwsl---women/gotham-w-vs-raci…
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web search NEUTRAL — This page lists the head-to-head record of Houston Dash (w) vs Racing Louisville (w) including biggest victories and defeats between the two sides, and H2H stats in all competitions.
https://www.aiscore.com/head-to-head/soccer-houston-dash-wom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Washington also has an unbeaten record at home against Racing, with three wins and three draws at Audi Field.Louisville matches have been anything but action-less with all five of the side’s games thi…
https://washingtonspirit.com/blog/2026/04/28/preview-washing…
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“Gotham (4-2-2)”
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The evidence provided shows different records for Gotham FC (e.g., 3-2-2 or 2-2-2), but none confirm the specific record of 4-2-2 at the time of the match.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gotham FC (2-2-2, 8 points) enters the match after a 3-0 victory over Bay FC on Saturday at Sports Illustrated Stadium, securing its first home win of the campaign. Rose Lavelle and Esther González ea…
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2026/04/28/ready-to-see-some-…
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web search NEUTRAL — They have a passionate fanbase that energizes their matches, especially away games. Recent Performance: Gotham FC has been inconsistent lately, with some narrow wins and critical losses, indicating po…
https://www.doctorkorobkov.ru/образование-и-научные-публикац…
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web search NEUTRAL — The tie halted Gotham FC’s 12-game losing streak and five-game scoreless streak, with the club logging its first draw of the regular season.
https://justwomenssports.com/reads/gotham-fc-losing-streak-d…
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“In the 16th minute, rookie forward Jordynn Dudley... sent a cross that found Jaedyn Shaw in the box for the tap-in.”
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Both a news report and a video description from the NWSL official channel explicitly state that rookie Jordynn Dudley provided the cross/assist for Jaedyn Shaw's goal in the 16th minute.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jaedyn Reese Shaw (born November 20, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaedyn_Shaw
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web search NEUTRAL — In the 16th minute, rookie forward Jordynn Dudley dribbled down the right side of the field, used a hesitation fake to speed past her defender and sent a cross that found Jaedyn Shaw in the box ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/sports/gotham-fc-defeats-racin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordynn Dudley slots the assist to Jaedyn Shaw for a seamless finish 🤌 National Women's Soccer League 243K subscribers Subscribe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leicjocxTHE
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“To start the season, Gotham had just two goals in the first five games”
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A report from Front Row Soccer explicitly states that Gotham FC had 'only two goals... from the first five' games.
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web search NEUTRAL — Back-to-back wins have gotten Gotham FC (3-2-2, 11 points) moving in the right direction, with five goals and six points from the last two games after only two goals and five points from the first fiv…
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2026/04/30/early-birds-dudley…
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web search NEUTRAL — The tie halted Gotham FC’s 12-game losing streak and five-game scoreless streak, with the club logging its first draw of the regular season. The Portland Thorns entered Saturday’s matchup needing a wi…
https://justwomenssports.com/reads/gotham-fc-losing-streak-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, Portland Thorns FC rank 4th, while NJ/NY Gotham FC hold 9th position. Looking to compare the best-rated player on both teams? Sofascore's rating system assigns each player a specific rating…
https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/portland-thorns-fc-…
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“which heavily dropped the defending champions to 13th place in the now 16-team league.”
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The search results for 'Gotham' returned information about the TV series rather than the football club's league ranking or championship status in this specific context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gotham is an American superhero crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Gotham: Created by Bruno Heller. With Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, David Mazouz. The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batma…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3749900/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out how and where to watch "Gotham" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gotham
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“Heading into Sunday, they had scored five goals in the past two games.”
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Front Row Soccer mentions 'five goals and six points from the last two games' leading up to the current period discussed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordynn Dudley scored her first professional goal and Guro Reiten registered her first National Women’s Soccer League assist to lead Gotham FC to a 2-0 victory over the host Chicago Stars FC at Northw…
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2026/04/30/early-birds-dudley…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Match Points. Forward Jordynn Dudley scored her first professional goal and first for Gotham FC, finding the net just 46 seconds into the match to give Gotham an early lead. Dudley’s goal is the f…
https://www.gothamfc.com/news/gotham-fc-cruises-past-chicago…
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 September 2015: Robert Lewandowski makes Bundesliga history Sub now: https://redirect.bundesliga.com/_bwCSBayern München welcomed VfL Wolfsburg to the Al...
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“controlling as much as 72 percent of possession”
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No evidence was found regarding the possession percentage of the match.
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“against the second-worst team in the NWSL.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Racing Louisville's specific rank as the 'second-worst team' in the NWSL at that time.
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“Winger Guro Reiten found Shaw on the left side for a shot from the center of the box that was briefly saved by Racing Louisville goalie Jordyn Bloomer.”
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“Rose Lavelle, who has been on a tear scoring two goals in the past three games”
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“Gotham’s other top scorer Esther González missed a header from the box after a cross by Midge Purce.”
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“She was subbed out in the 72nd minute, along with Purce and Reiten.”
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“added her second assist of the season in her third consecutive start.”
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“She came into Sunday off of scoring her first professional goal just a game prior.”
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“The former Florida State star”
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“who retained its championship core with hope for a second consecutive title and its third in the last five years.”
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