Megan Rapinoe gets shot at fairy-tale ending after OL Reign advance to NWSL championship match

San Diego, California - USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe will have a chance to add to her trophy collection before calling time on her iconic soccer career.

Megan Rapinoe (no. 15) celebrates after the OL Reign's 1-0 win over the San Diego Wave in the NWSL playoff semifinals.
Megan Rapinoe (no. 15) celebrates after the OL Reign's 1-0 win over the San Diego Wave in the NWSL playoff semifinals.  © USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect

Rapinoe's OL Reign reached the National Women's Soccer League championship match with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the San Diego Wave on Sunday night.

Veronica Latsko's 47th-minute goal was enough for the Reign in their semi-final clash and means Rapinoe will be back for one more match when her Seattle-based side face Gotham FC for the title in the same Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego next Saturday.

Rapinoe, celebrated for her off-field activism as well as her success on the pitch, announced earlier this year it would be her final season.

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She ended her epic US national team career with 63 goals in 203 caps over more than 17 years in September in a farewell match at Chicago's Soldier Field.

Next week, she'll be gunning for a trophy she has never won when the Reign takes on Gotham, who ousted reigning champions Portland with a 1-0 victory after extra time earlier Sunday.

"This is really the last one," said the 38-year-old. "This is the perfect way to end it. Gotta win it now."

The November 11 championship match will also be the final career game for Gotham's Ali Krieger, a two-time World Cup winner with the USA.

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