An Oral History: Lynn William’s Broken Arm Game

“I need my legs to play soccer, not my arms” — Lynn Williams

Lynn Williams hit the ground hard in her first appearance for Gotham FC last night. Unfortunate deja vu for Williams who suffered a season ending injury in her first appearance for the Kansas City Current a season ago.

Williams wouldn’t be stopped by some ordinary arm injury though — and after missing an entire year of soccer, you would have had to physically pull Lynn Williams off the pitch.

One arm sling later and Lynn Williams was back on the pitch with a fury. Williams would finish the night with 6 total shots, 58 touches, 4 passes into the final third, 3 tackles won, and the game deciding goal for Gotham.

It was a beautiful run, Williams would shift to the right as play progressed through the Angel City backline. Angel City would crash on Midge Purse as she continued to carry the ball, leaving Williams wide open in the box as a result. Williams would receive the ball, shift her weight to the left and curl a ball over a diving Paige Nielson who was just a moment…