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Ella Hase celebrates her crucial goal.Photograph: Andy Lyons/NWSL/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElla Hase celebrates her crucial goal.Photograph: Andy Lyons/NWSL/Getty ImagesNWSLNWSL Decision Day: Racing Louisville grab final playoff spot with KC Current No 1 seedsLouisville secure their first-ever postseason spotQuarter-finals matchups are now setAgenciesSun 2 Nov 2025 21.18 ESTShareElla Hase scored early in the second half and Racing Louisville clinched the finalNWSLplayoff spot by defeating visiting Bay FC 1-0 on the last day of the regular season on Sunday.Racing Louisville, who secured their first playoff berth in franchise history, take a five-match unbeaten streak to the postseason, though their two previous matches ended in ties. Louisville needed to win to remain in the top eight and ahead of the North Carolina Courage, who also won their final game of the season, in the race to the playoffs.Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tacticsRead moreHase scored in the 48th minute off an assist from Katie O’Kane. Bay ended the season on a 15-match winless slide.Kansas City Current ended the regular season top of the standings after domination the league. They finished on 65 points, 21 ahead of Washington Spirit in second.The quarter-finals of the playoffs will be played from 7 to 9 November.NWSL quarter-finals (to be played 7-9 November)Kansas City Current (1) v Gotham FC (8)Washington Spirit (2) v Racing Louisville (7)skip past newsletter promotionSign up toSoccer with Jonathan WilsonFree weekly newsletterJonathan Wilson brings expert analysis on the biggest stories from European soccerEnter your email addressSign upPrivacy Notice:Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you ontheguardian.comto send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see ourPrivacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the GooglePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Serviceapply.after newsletter promotionPortland Thorns (3) v San Diego Wave (6)Orlando Pride (4) v Seattle Reign (5)Explore more on these topicsNWSLUS sportsWomen’s footballnewsShareReuse this content
Published: 2025-11-03T02:18:00
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