Rose Lavelle scored in stoppage time and Gotham FC defeated the Portland Thorns 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs HARRISON, N.J. -- Rose Lavelle scored in stoppage time and Gotham FC defeated the Portland ...

The U.S. women's national team midfielder scored in the seventh minute of added time to secure a 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns.

New Jersey soccer fans turned out in force to watch Gotham FC outlast Portland in the team's first home National Women's Soccer League playoff match.

Throughout the ups and the downs of the regular season, the ebbs and the flows, the injuries and the glimpses of what a complete Gotham FC lineup could accomplish, Delanie Sheehan was one of the constants.

It will likely be remembered as the loudest Gotham goal celebrated inside Red Bull Arena. With five minutes of stoppage time left on the clock, Gotham was banking on some late-game theatrics to keep the match from entering overtime.

Rose Lavelle broke a tie in second-half stoppage time to lift defending champion NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 2-1 win against the visiting Portland Thorns in their NWSL quarterfinal match on Sunday in Harrison,

It started before Gotham FC’s final regular-season game a year ago, a way for head coach Juan Carlos Amoros to deliver a bit of extra motivation to his team. “Let’s not make this Ali Krieger’s last game!