Western New York Flash win NWSL championship on penalties

Jon Arnold

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Western New York fell behind in the first half and in extra time of the NWSL final but both times found an equalizer and took the NWSL title on penalties.

Flash goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo was named the match's MVP after making three stops on the Washington Spirit in a shootout that her side won, 3-2, after a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes.

The Flash were the fourth and final team to qualify for the NWSL playoffs but topped the NWSL Shield-winning Portland Thorns in extra time in the semifinal. The team becomes the league's third champion after the Thorns won the inaugural crown in 2013 and FC Kansas City won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015. 

Jon Arnold

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.