Kimmi Ascanio achieves Game winner as San Diego Wave FC Defeated Gotham FC 1: 0

Harrison, NJ (May 16, 2025) -San Diego Wave FC (5-2-2, 17 points) achieved a 1-0 win against Gotham FC (3-4: 3, 12 points) on Friday evening at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Seventeen -year -old Kimmi Ascanio scored the only goal in the 30th minute, while Kailen Sheridan recorded her 25th career for the wave.

The breakthrough came in the first half after a strong individual effort from Delphine Cascarino, who carried the ball over the field before leaving it on pearl morroni on the left flank. Morroni provided Ascanio a top edge that took a first touch in her defender and made enough space to trigger a curl outside the foot in the long post.

With the result, San Diego extended his unbeaten strip to five games and recorded his third street victory in a row.

Next match: San Diego Wave returns to the Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday, May 25th to organize the courage of North Carolina. The attempt is for 7:00 p.m. PT and the match will highlight the annual military appreciation of the club with tickets for the available tickets Buy here. The game will continue to be broadcast live CBS Sports Network.

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Notes:

• Midfielder Kimmi Ascanio scored her third goal in just four games. The 17-year-old now leads the team in goals this season.
• Ascanios Tor was the ninth goals of all times of the regular season, which was achieved by a Wave FC player from the age of 17 or a younger goal.
• Ascanio scored her first career goal and became the second youngest player in NWSL history, who scored a game winner in a game with a regular season.
• Defender Perle Morroni recorded her third of the season and her second goal in a row to Ascanio.
• Goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan recorded her 25th career agents for San Diego and became the eighth goalkeeper, who recorded 25 shutouts with a single club.
• San Diego Wave scored eight of her nine games this season – no team did this more often in the NWSL this season.

Box score:
San Diego Welle FC 1: 0 Gotham FC

Evaluation summary:
SD – Ascanio (3) (Morroni, 3) 30 '

Misconduct summary:
Sd – dali (caution) 6 '
SD – Corley (caution) 78 '
GFC – Harper (caution) 90+2 '

San Diego Wave FC: GK Sheridan ©, D Morroni, D McNabb, D Armstrong, D Lundkvist, M Dali, M McCaskill, M Corley (Robbe 90 '), F Leon (Carusa 62'), F Ascanio (Barcenas 85 '), F Cascarino

Subs not used: GK Haračić, D Arias, D Harrison, M Fusco, M Sánchez

Gotham FC: D Berger, D Erle (Torres 62 '), D Sonnett, D Carter (Schupansky 74 ')D Freeman (Bruinha 62 ')M Martin, M Stevens, M Reince (Harper 74 '), M Howell, F Geyse (Nyamekye 75 ')F González

Subs not used: GK Campbell, GK McCamey, M Elgin, F Whitham

Statistics Summary: SD / GFC
Shots: 6/10
Recordings at the goal: 2/2
Corners: 4/2
Fouls: 8/11
Offidse: 2/0 0
Saved: 2/1
Possession: 62% / 38%