Gotham and Boston’s rivalry is in its infancy – only time will tell if sparks will fly
When Jaedyn Shaw opened the scoring for Gotham against Boston Legacy in the 37th minute on Saturday night, she let out a scream as Sports Illustrated Stadium roared with her. The creative midfielder was in the right place at the right time. All she needed to do was tap the ball in when it deflected off goalkeeper Casey Murphy.
But her celebrations were short-lived. Three minutes later, Boston equalized off a defensive lapse when a wide-open Alba Caño tucked the ball into the bottom-right corner. The stadium fell silent, before quickly erupting once more to, “Let’s go, Gotham!
” The tone was set. “That was probably the best crowd that we’ve had this season,” Gotham midfielder Savannah McCaskill said after the game. “It was really fun to play, and everyone seemed like they were in it, like every time a call was made, or we did something really cool, or whatever it may be — you heard it, you felt it, and that’s the kind of energy that we love to play in front of.
“That’s what you dream of as a player, to be able to get out and give a crowd something to cheer about. That energy is contagious. ” The crowd in Harrison, New Jersey, totaled 11,308 fans — the fourth-largest regular-season crowd in Gotham history with a lower-bowl sellout.
The slight bump in attendance could be attributed to the club’s aggressive push to provide affordable tickets for the match. The club partnered with New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani to release a limited supply of tickets for $5 , which sold out in less than one hour. They released discounted tickets once more as the game drew closer.
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