SkoPurp Soccer Episode 12: Current Rewind, Gotham & Spirit Previews, and More

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This podcast was recorded (and this post was written) prior to tonight’s scheduled Challenge Cup match against Gotham being postponed.]

The Orlando Pride brought their road struggles home, falling behind by two goals and only scoring once in an utterly unsatisfying 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Current on Saturday. Things are trending the wrong direction for the Pride in recent weeks and now they’ll be without their two best playmakers as Adriana and Marta prepare with Brazil for the World Cup. We give our thoughts on a difficult match to watch with a blown chance to tie it up. We also make our picks for Player of the Match.

The news came after we recorded, but the Pride have filled the roster slots left behind by Marta and Adriana during the World Cup by signing Maliah Morris and McKinley Crone as National Team Replacement Players.

We looked in the mailbagbox but there were nothing but cobwebs in there. Hopefully we’ll get some listener mail in time for next week’s show. 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.

Finally, we gave our key matchups and score predictions for the Pride’s two matches this week. It’s difficult to figure out what will happen with a bunch of backups playing against Gotham FC in the NWSL Challenge Cup tonight, but we think we know more about Saturday’s road match against the Washington Spirit.

Here’s how Episode 12 went down:

0:15 – The Pride botch the first half strategy and can’t overcome it.

17:15 – Our previews and predictions for the Pride vs. Gotham in the Challenge Cup and Orlando at Washington in league play.