NWSL-ийн хасагдах шатны тоглолтын талбайн нөхцөл байдал тааруу байсантай холбогдуулан Готам-ын дасгалжуулагч Хуан Карлос Аморос мэдэгдэл хийлээ.
NWSL-ийн хасагдах шатны хүрээнд Готам өөрийн талбайдаа Сиэтл Рэйнийг 1-0-ийн харьцаатай хожсон ч тоглолтын талбайн чанар шүүмжлэл дагууллаа. Тоглолтын үеэр зүлэгний томоохон хэсгүүд элэгдэж, хаалганы өмнө болон булангуудад элс ил гарсан байв. Энэхүү асуудлаас болж лигийн зүгээс Готам-д 10,000 долларын торгууль ногдуулсан гэдгийг Сиэтл Рэйний дасгалжуулагч Лаура Харви онцолсон юм.
I’ve seen worse (like when these teams played at Snapdragon in the 2023 final) but the pitch in Harrison is certainly showing ‘It’s November and it has been a long season’ vibes. Sandy with some obvious rough patches. #NWSLpic.twitter.com/iYd1JKkQ9w
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) November 8, 2026
Дасгалжуулагч Хуан Карлос Аморос хэвлэлийн хурлын үеэр талбайн төлөв байдлын талаар уучлалт гуйж, лигийн түвшинд ийм нөхцөлд тоглох ёсгүйг хүлээн зөвшөөрөв. Тоглогчдын зүгээс ч талбайг “маш муу”, “тогтворгүй” хэмээн тодорхойлсон байна. Тус цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэнг Нью-Йорк Ред Буллз хариуцдаг бөгөөд өнгөрсөн долоо хоногт Регбигийн тэмцээн, Бямба гарагт МЛС-ийн тоглолт болсон нь талбайн чанарыг улам дордуулжээ.
Готам ирэх долоо хоногт Канзас Сити Каррентийг хүлээн авч хагас шигшээ тоглолтыг мөн энэ талбайд хийхээр товлогдоод байна. Тус клуб 2028 оноос Квинс дэх Этихад Парк руу нүүхээр төлөвлөж байгаа юм. Ням гарагийн тоглолтын хувьд Готам өрсөлдөгчийнхөө өөрийн хаалгандаа хийсэн гоолын ачаар хаалга руу чиглэсэн цохилтгүйгээр ялалт байгууллаа.
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Gotham FC’s NWSL quarterfinal win over the Seattle Reign was colored by glaring issues with the field quality — with the team set to host next week’s semifinal on the same surface.
Throughout Gotham’s 1-0 win on Sunday, there were clear issues with the pitch at Sports Illustrated Stadium, where Gotham has played since 2020. Large sections of grass were worn out, with sand visible in the corners and in front of the goals.
I’ve seen worse (like when these teams played at Snapdragon in the 2023 final) but the pitch in Harrison is certainly showing ‘It’s November and it has been a long season’ vibes. Sandy with some obvious rough patches. #NWSLpic.twitter.com/iYd1JKkQ9w
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) November 8, 2026
After the loss, Reign head coach Laura Harvey did not hold back when speaking about the field quality on the broadcast. Harvey said that the league had fined Gotham $10,000 for the field’s poor quality during the team’s regular-season finale last week, with multipleoutlets later confirming the fine.
“Let’s be real, there’s no way a playoff game should be played on that s***,” Harvey said. “I just can’t believe they’ve allowed it. They knew it last week.”
Postgame, Gotham head coach Juan Carlos Amorós said in a press conference that the team did its best to get the field to improve the pitch quality, but that it had fallen short of acceptable expectations.
“I feel the obligation to almost apologize for the state of the pitch. I think at this level, in this kind of game, as a league we should be having a better surface,” Amorós said. “(Gotham) did absolutely everything in their power to make sure that that was the case. Unfortuantely, it wasn’t. But luckily it looks like nobody got hurt.”
Players from both teams also expressed their dissatisfaction with the pitch quality. Gotham defender Jess Carter said postgame the field “was so bad,” while Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock called the pitch “atrocious,” via ESPN.
“It’s pretty sandy out there and a little unstable,” Gotham midfielder Jaelin Howell said, via ESPN. “I want to be able to give my all to the team, and everything I’ve got, so obviously, you can’t think about that. The other team has to play on that, too.”
Gotham, like many NWSL teams, is a tenant in the stadium and does not control operations in its home venue; that duty goes to MLS team New York Red Bulls. Sports Illustrated Stadium hosted a Red Bulls game on Saturday and a rugby match last week, which only degraded the pitch quality after last weekend’s fine.
Gotham, as the No. 1 overall seed, will host a semifinal at Sports Illustrated Stadium next weekend, meaning another high-stakes game played on the poor pitch. The Red Bulls, who failed to make the MLS playoffs, will be playing a friend against Club América the day before.
Gotham announced this summer that it will be moving to the new Etihad Park in Queens in 2028; the stadium, which is set to open next year, will be owned and operated by New York City FC.
NWSL pitch quality has come up as an issue in the past, particularly with shared venues like San Diego Wave’s Snapdragon Stadium. The field quality at Snapdragon was heavily criticized ahead of the 2023 NWSL Final, with retiring Reign star Megan Rapinoe suffering an Achilles injury during the match in what was her final professional game. In 2024, the Wave relocated its final game of the season due to the degraded field.
On Sunday, Gotham ended up with the win after forcing an early Reign own goal, managing to get the win without a single shot on target.
“Obviously, it was not the best football match you will ever see, that’s for sure. It’s not the best football match that we’ve ever played, that’s for sure. But we found a way to win,” Amorós said postgame.
Gotham will host the No. 4-seeded Kansas City Current in the semis, on the way to defending their 2025 NWSL championship.
