Jaedyn Shaw helped set up the game-winning goal for Gotham FC in the quarterfinals of the NWSL Playoffs. On Sunday evening, she was the one to score the game-winner. 

Shaw’s goal in stoppage time propelled Gotham to the NWSL Championship game with a 1-0 win over the Orlando Pride, the defending champions, punching the club’s ticket to the title game for the second time in the last three years. 

The Gotham FC forward was given a free kick just outside the penalty area when she bent her shot toward the net, allowing it to take a bounce and catching Orlando keeper Anna Moorhouse off guard enough for the ball to go in. 

Gotham FC celebrates Jaedyn Shaw's goal in their NWSL semifinal win over Orlando on Nov. 16, 2025.Gotham FC celebrates Jaedyn Shaw’s goal in their NWSL semifinal win over Orlando on Nov. 16, 2025. NWSL via Getty Images

Shaw’s teammates mobbed her in exhilaration as the stunned Orlando crowd looked on. 

The victory sends Gotham FC to face the Washington Spirit for the NWSL title at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. 

The last time Gotham was in the championship game, the club won its first NWSL title. 

Gotham goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made a pair of saves in the win, including a dramatic save at the end of the match that kept Orlando from tying the game. 

Jaedyn Shaw (2) celebrates her late goal with Gotham FC teammates during their NWSL semifinal win over Orlando on Nov. 16, 2025.Jaedyn Shaw (2) celebrates her late goal with Gotham FC teammates during their NWSL semifinal win over Orlando on Nov. 16, 2025. NWSL via Getty Images

A ball was dangerously sent into the box off a free kick that was headed by Oihane Hernández and looked destined to find the back of the net. 

Berger managed to dive over and punch the ball away, and moments later, the final whistle was blown.