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Tampa Bay Sun FC won the inaugural USL Super League championship on Saturday, defeating Fort Lauderdale United FC, 1-0 in extra time.
Danish forward Cecilie Fløe scored the game-winning goal in the 100th minute in front of a sellout crowd of 5,006 fans at Tampa’s Riverfront Stadium.
The game capped off the first season for the eight-team USL Super League, which is sanctioned as a first-division league alongside the National Women’s Soccer League.
Fløe scored in the 100th minute when she got her foot on the end of a cross from Sydny Nasello, who was named the game’s MVP.
Tampa Bay finished second in the regular season behind Players’ Shield winners Carolina Ascent FC. Fort Lauderdale, the No. 4 seed, upset Carolina in the semifinals.
Tampa Bay is captained by midfielder Jordyn Listro who previously played for the Orlando Pride, reigning winners of the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship.
American Erika Tymrak, the inaugural NWSL Rookie of the Year in 2013 for FC Kansas City, and England’s Jade Moore previously announced their retirement. They both went out on top with Tampa Bay.
