Boston Legacy FC Plays Its First NWSL Match Before 30,207 at Gillette
Gillette Stadium, 1, Patriot Place, Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02035, United States
Boston Legacy FC
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterStated as firm, per Boston[3] Legacy FC's[1] schedule release: "the Legacy will play their home opener – and first-ever match – at Gillette Stadium on March 14 against reigning NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham FC at 12:30 PM ET" (16:30 UTC, EDT); the Boston Globe's match report confirms it was played.
Boston's new NWSL club lost its first-ever match 1-0 to reigning champion Gotham FC, on a 55th-minute Esther González goal, before an announced 30,207, a league record for an expansion team's home opener. The club splits its first season between Gillette Stadium and Centreville Bank Stadium before moving to White Stadium.