May 5, 2023 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – NJ/NY Gotham FC News Release
HARRISON, NJ – As Gotham FC continues its turnaround season, the club will look for an important three points when it completes a three-game road trip with a meeting against the Chicago Red Stars on Sunday, May 7 at 6 p.m. EST at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Gotham FC is off to a strong start in 2023, going 3-2-0 in the regular season, and 1-0-1 in the UKG NWSL Challenge Cup after coming back with a dominant second half surge to earn a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night in North Carolina.
“I thought we showed our kind of fútbol, our personality, our character, and the winning mentality to go after that game,” Gotham FC Head Coach Juan Carlos Amorós said after the draw against the NC Courage. “We had players like Delanie Sheehan, Nealy Martin, and Michelle Betos who have not played many minutes, and they were fantastic.”
The team has been led by star forward Lynn Williams, who has scored five goals in seven matches across all competitions and on Tuesday was named to the NWSL Best XI of the Month, presented by Mastercard. Gotham FC goalkeeper Abby Smith has started all five regular season games for Gotham FC this season, earning three victories and two clean sheets.
Following the match on Sunday, Gotham FC will host a media availability via Zoom, and will provide photos, videos and soundbytes
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Williams Taking Her Best Shots: After taking five shots against the Kansas City Current last Sunday, Gotham FC and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Lynn Williams has now attempted 24 shots during the 2023 NWSL regular season, second only to Sophia Smith (28). Twelve of those 24 shots have hit the target.
Appearing Nightly: Eight players have appeared in all five regular season games for Gotham FC this season: Goalkeeper Abby Smith; defenders Kristen Edmonds and Kelley O’Hara; midfielders Allie Long, Kristie Mewis, Yazmeen Ryan, and McCall Zerboni; and forward Lynn Williams. Sinead Farrelly has been utilized as a substitute for a team-high of four times in five regular season games.
The Story of Abby Smith: In a recent profile on the Gotham FC website, GK Abby Smith cited some of her inspirations in goal. “Brianna Scurry: to see someone that looks like you on the TV was very inspiring when I was growing up. I was also blessed to come up through the USWNT program, so I got to be around a lot of incredible goalkeepers, including Ashlyn Harris, Alyssa Naeher, Jill Loyden. When…