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PawedCast Episode 81: Red Bulls Recap, Galaxy Preview and Interview with Pride Forward Danica Evans
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[Note: If you listen carefully, you’ll hear Dave’s cat meowing in this one. It’s always 110% professional here at The Mane Land.]
Orlando City is coming off a big 1-0 win over a New York Red Bulls team that has given the Lions a lot of problems over the club’s first two years in MLS. Servando Carrasco was the offensive hero in place of Cyle Larin, who tantalized us with two good opportunities but uncharacteristically didn’t finish either one. Credit Luis Robles for one of those. He’s good at soccer, too.
We’re here to break down the big victory, which saw the team shift into the fabled Jason Kreis 4-4-2 diamond formation for the first time in 2017. It mostly worked, although it’s still a work in progress. We’ll give you our picks for Man of the Match, which are both the same guy.
The Orlando Pride kick off their second season this Saturday at Portland, and here to talk about that and a whole lot of other things is rookie forward Danica Evans. She stopped by the PawedCast to give us the lowdown on how she developed her flip throw, transitioning from college to the NWSL, who she’s learning from on the team, which players she models her game after and much more.
We also discussed OCB’s 1-1 draw with the Charlotte Independence on Saturday in the final match of a three-game home stand. The young Lions will hit the road for their next three matches, including Friday’s stop in New Jersey to face defending champion New York Red Bulls II – the team that knocked OCB out of the playoffs in 2016.
All of that, plus we give you our key match-ups and predictions for Saturday’s game between Orlando City and the LA Galaxy.
Here’s how the magic unfolded:
0:13- Orlando City knocks off the New York Red Bulls, our Man of the Match picks, OCB picks up a point, and the Pride season is about to start!
33:19- Danica Evans hops aboard to talk about her journey from college into the pros, what she thinks of being teammates with Marta and Alex Morgan, and a lot more.
49:05- Our key match-ups and score predictions for the upcoming LA Galaxy tilt.
Stop by next week as we recap the Galaxy match and look ahead to a rematch with New York City FC!
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PawedCast Episode 450: FC Cincinnati Rewind, OCB at FCC 2, and More
The Lions win in Cincinnati on Saturday but the Young Lions can’t duplicate the feat on Sunday.
Orlando City won its third straight game and its sixth in the last seven, doing its part to try to lock down home field for the best-of-three, first-round playoff series. However, since Nashville could not take points from New York City FC on Sunday, the Lions will have to try to clinch the fourth spot on Decision Day against rival Atlanta. Ramiro Enrique had a big night in southwest Ohio, as did Cincy native Kyle Smith and left wing Ivan Angulo, and it was good to see Orlando City beat a contender on the road as the playoffs approach. FC Cincinnati is a team Orlando could see again in the postseason if the men in purple can keep getting results.
We broke down the Lions’ road victory, looked back at our score predictions from last week, and made our selections for Man of the Match (which were unanimous).
This episode’s mailbagbox proposed a donation for the site based on how well we answered a trivia question. Let’s just say we didn’t get the top prize. We also answered a spooky season-themed question. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
After the mailbagbox, we discussed OCB’s Sunday afternoon matchup with FC Cincinnati 2. The scoreline was the same one the senior teams finished with, but this time Orlando was not on the good side of it. It wasn’t a good outing by the Young Lions, who gave up two early goals and could never find their footing, even though they were better in the second half. As a result, OCB will travel to Chicago Fire II in the playoffs rather than hosting a team of its choosing.
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Here’s how No. 450 went down:
0:15 – Orlando City took care of business Saturday night but Nashville offered no help against NYCFC.
19:47 – The mailbagbox offers us money for answering a trivia question in three tries. That’s new.
39:52– The Young Lions also played at Cincinnati but it was a poor performance and as a result they missed out on a postseason home game.
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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 64: Washington Spirit Rewind, the NWSL Shield, Portland Thorns Preview, and More
The Pride capture the 2024 NWSL Shield with a win over Washington and prepare for Portland.
The Orlando Pride have done it! The 2024 NWSL Shield belongs to Orlando after a 2-0 home win over the second-place Washington Spirit that wasn’t easy. The Spirit came in with a lot of resolve, and on a rainy night with a slick field, anything could happen. Sometimes it almost did. But, in the end, Barbra Banda earned a penalty, Marta scored it, Anna Moorhouse (and others) made some huge stops, and Adriana’s foot provided some breathing room, even though she wasn’t credited with a goal.
We broke down the game, checked our score predictions from last week, and made our selections for Player of the Match. David Rohe provided some insight from his trip down from Tallahassee to see the game, as well.
Our mailbagbox this week asked us about longitude and latitude, cheating cheaters who cheat, and when the Pride most tested our loyalty. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.
After the mailbagbox, we looked ahead to Orlando’s trip out west to play the Portland Thorns. With Hurricane Milton threatening Florida, the team had to go spend some extra days in the Pacific Northwest, so the Pride will be battling hotel legs, a new time zone, a letdown after winning the shield…oh, and also the Portland Thorns, who the Pride have only beaten once on the road. Ever. We discuss the Thorns’ season to date, the series history, our key matchups for Friday night, and our final score predictions.
Here’s how Episode 64 went down:
0:15 – The Pride took care of the league’s second-place team and claimed the Shield without putting us through any unnecessary drama over the last few games of the season.
19:21 – Our mailbagbox gets scientific this week. We learned to always trust Jimmy Buffett songs.
39:22 – The Pride have a lot going against them on this trip to Portland. Can they keep the positive results going?
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PawedCast Episode 449: Philadelphia Rewind, Cincinnati Preview, and More
The Lions completed their season sweep of Philly behind some Muriel magic, and now both men’s teams head to Cincy.
Orlando City made it two straight wins by completing a season sweep of the Philadelphia Union Wednesday night. The Lions continue to get impressive performances from Luis Muriel, who completely changed the game after coming on at the break. Muriel is red hot and is putting his teammates in position to score rather than doing it himself.
We broke down the win over the Union, looked back at our score predictions from our last show, and made our selections for Man of the Match.
This episode’s mailbagbox asked us about possible new lineups and TV theme songs. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
After the mailbagbox, we reminded everyone that OCB finishes the regular season on the road Sunday and the Young Lions would select their playoff opponents in the first round if they manage to finish where they’re currently sitting. The top three finishers in each conference pick their first-round opponent and whoever is left from the bottom four will play the fourth-place team. It’s a big match Sunday and we could see a few senior Lions make an appearance.
Finally, we looked ahead to Orlando City’s road game against FC Cincinnati on Saturday. The Lions will need to deal with a team trying to turn around recent results as the postseason approaches. Cincy has some bright stars that the Lions will need to extinguish with solid defense and Orlando won’t have Duncan McGuire, who will serve a suspension for yellow card accumulation. We provide our key matchups and score predictions.
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Here’s how No. 449 went down:
0:15 – Orlando City wasted some opportunities against the Union but still got the job done, thanks in large part to Luis Muriel giving his teammates layups.
24:52 – The mailbagbox has visuals that our listeners can’t see, but we can describe them.
40:50– The Young Lions play for the right to pick their playoff opponent and the senior Lions have a key matchup at FC Cincinnati.
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