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Gotham... not just extra time, almost 20 minutes of extra time, and only went ahead because of a PK on an Orlando handball, the more flagrant handball coming from Gotham immediately after on the same sequence.

Here are my Power Rankings

1. Portland (not as cohesive as PSWST, but more explosive)

2. Puget Sound WoSo Team (legit shield contender)

3. Washington (level with Portland, with tougher schedule so far)

4. San Diego (look like a semifinalist, at least)

5. Houston (darkhorse for semifinalist)

6. Racing (Jekyll and Hyde, can come back from down 2 or squander a 2 goal lead)

7. Chicago (better on field than on table)

8. Gotham (better on table than on field)

9. ACFC (world-class help on the way)

10. NC (better than they've shown)

11. Orlando (not good, but have managed to hang around in two of three matches)

12. KC (will stay this way until they get healthier - they're not close to competitive)

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That sure was a lot of stoppage time. I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was.

I'm not sold on the Spirit, that backline is the biggest question mark. Offensively, they seem to be too straightforward. However, Mark just knows how to win.

I really like Houston a lot!

Racing going through growing pains, but they're so close!

Chicago & Gotham agreed!

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Montefusco had subbed on in the 90th minute, so it can't be that she was tired. Maybe she didn't want to slip on the wet grass or overcommit, but she looked to be jogging toward Williams rather than sprinting on Williams's goal. Even this clip doesn't do justice to how wide open Williams was, how slow Montefusco was to get back, and how Montefusco never accelerated.

https://youtu.be/-mYrhMoCEGQ?t=205

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