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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 41: Luana’s Diagnosis, Spirit Rewind, Courage and Racing Louisville Previews, and More
Pride lose Luana for season, Orlando wins in Washington, and North Carolina and Louisville are set to visit.
The Orlando Pride continued their winning ways on Friday, but that news has been overshadowed by Brazilian midfielder Luana’s diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Luana will miss the rest of the season undergoing treatment and we wish her all the luck, love, and positive vibes we can possibly send. We know she’s a battler, so we believe she will overcome this illness and return stronger than ever.
We broke down Orlando’s win at Washington, including Barbra Banda’s huge night in her first start, as well as Anna Moorhouse’s unnecessary adventures in goal. It’s great that the Pride are winning, but something must be done to stop these massive mistakes by Moorhouse, who has now made three critical errors in her last 11 NWSL matches. We checked in on our score predictions and made our selections for Player of the Match, which was always going to be a no-brainer.
Our mailbagbox this week asked us about the name of this podcast, the Pride’s goalkeeping situation, why a one-goal lead late fills one of our listeners with dread, and more. 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.
We finished the show with our previews for the Pride’s two matches in the coming days against the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville. We looked into their statistical accomplishments to date, provided our key matchups for the game, and gave our score predictions.
Here’s how Episode 41 went down:
0:15 – Luana needs our support. Plus, the Pride continued their successful run against the Spirit, but the end was much more nervy than it should have been.
30:35 – The mailbagbox is so full and we love it.
51:03 – Previewing the Courage and Racing Louisville, both of which will visit Inter&Co Stadium within the next week.