SAN DIEGO —
The most-hyped NWSL Championship game in the league’s brief history was supposed to be a celebration of Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger, who were making the final appearances of their storied careers.
But the game will be remembered for Lynn Williams’ brilliance and a Rapinoe injury that conspired to change the storyline early in Gotham FC’s 2-1 win over the OL Reign.
Williams made history just by taking the field for Gotham since the game marked her fifth NWSL final, matching Kristen Hamilton’s record. But with the win she wrote her own page in the record book, becoming the league’s only four-time champion.