Midge Purce shines in Gotham’s rout of OL Reign

Gotham FC dominated on both sides of the ball Saturday afternoon to down OL Reign 3-0.

Ifeoma Onumonu struck first in the 38^th minute, catching Sarah Bouhaddi off her line to beat the Reign keeper one-on-one for the go-ahead finish.

No ifs, ands, or buts about it...

@ify_on22 puts @GothamFC ahead in Tacoma ⚽️💥#RGNvNJNY | https://t.co/0LtSAUK1Jw | #NWSLSuperSaturday pic.twitter.com/c1gCiL5zm1

— National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) June 26, 2021

Gotham FC doubled their lead in the 60^th minute when Midge Purce knocked in a lofted ball from Nahomi Kawasumi. Purce’s clinical finish put her side up 2-0.

C L I N I C A L.

Expected nothing less from @100Purcent 😏#RGNvNJNY | https://t.co/0LtSAUK1Jw | #NWSLSuperSaturday pic.twitter.com/WJdhq9LXGs

— National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) June 26, 2021

Gotham’s dominance continued well into the second half, with Domi Richardson scoring the team’s third goal in the 85^th minute. Richardson’s second-career finish came off a blistering Gotham transition, beating the Reign defense to slot the ball past Bouhaddi.

Domi-nate performance.#RGNvNJNY | https://t.co/0LtSAUK1Jw | #NWSLSuperSaturday pic.twitter.com/4fGOTdNopK

— National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) June 26, 2021

Saturday marked Gotham’s first road win of the regular season.