Wave slump continues in 2-0 loss as goalie Sheridan hits another career high
San Diego Wave FC s slump persisted Friday in a - loss to Gotham Photo courtesy of SD Wave FC Correction Gotham FC s second goal a diving header by Jaedyn Shaw was credited to another participant in an earlier version of this story Five days after suffering their worst loss of the season Wave FC returned to the Snapdragon Stadium pitch looking to get back in the win column Unfortunately for San Diego the club suffered another shutout loss Gotham FC defeated the Wave - on Friday night making it the second straight championship that San Diego was unable to find the back of the net as its opponent scored multiple goals Gotham forward Esther Gonz lez scored in the first half and midfielder Jaedyn Shaw aformer Wave FC star in the second First during the match s th minute Gonz lez connected with a right-footed shot to makethe figure - in favor of the visitors minutes before the half ended Shaw s goal a diving header during the th minute further deflated the home crowd Despite trailing after the first minutes Wave FC won the first-half possession battle handling the ball of the time during the first minutes It also managed more total shots nine compared to six for the visitor However San Diego managed only one shot on goal in the first half compared to three for Gotham The first of those three shots resulted in San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan reaching a historic milestone in her career her th save in the NWSL which came during the match s th minute With the save Sheridan became just the second goalkeeper in league history to reach the achievement along with longtime Chicago Stars keeper Alyssa Naeher For the Wave Sheridan has recorded clean sheets amongst regular-season saves including the ones during Friday night s match Sheridan an eight-year NWSL veteran spent the first four years of her career with Gotham FC before being traded to the Wave in After reaching the milestone a brief but loud We believe in Sheridan chant broke out in the Supporter Section But unfortunately for the home crowd Gotham FC wasn t finished Full-time match stats show that Wave FC held possession of the ball of the time and had shots to for the visitors along with outpacing the opponent in the passing department with total passes Gotham had just but played more efficient soccer overall The Wave now finds itself in a slump having suffered a - home loss against the Houston Dash on Sunday which was San Diego s worst loss of the season and on the same nightthat the organization retired star-turned-investor Alex Morgan s jersey I think we started the second half in a positive way I think after the second goal we lost a lot of the structure Wave FC head coach Jonas Eidevall explained We need to continue to work Wave FC has won just once in its last five matches plus three loses and one draw The club now sits at - with six draws and points With the mastery Gotham has moved ahead of San Diego in the standings and now sits at third place Although it has the same record and points as Wave FC the club is one spot ahead in the NWSL table due to goal differential These are really essential moments as a organization Eidevall declared adding that tough times can reveal a lot about individuals and how they handle things as a group We lose as a gang we win as a group he disclosed then commented what his club is facing will reveal character He made a distinction between personality and character saying that personality is who you think you are and character is who you certainly are Football will perpetually reveal your character It will reveal our character as a squad he disclosed What I see with the players is that they re constantly trying to learn constantly trying to do their best which is a good starting point Up next Wave FC faces the Portland Thorns in a Sept away match that s set to be broadcast nationally on the Ion Television infrastructure Then the club returns home for a Sept challenge against the Orlando Pride before hitting the road again for an Oct match against Washington Spirit Notes Shaw a midfielder joined Gotham from the North Carolina Courage on Thursday via a record million transfer fee She started the second half Shaw played for Wave FC for two-and-a-half years before being traded to the Courage in January
