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Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC: Final Score 2-1 as Pride Fall on Late Set Piece Goal
Wasted chances and a late set piece goal doomed the Pride to an opening day loss against Seattle at home.
The Orlando Pride poured on the shots against the Seattle Reign but could only put one away in a 2-1 season-opening loss in front of a crowd of 16,320 fans. The Reign (1-0-0, 3 points) took an early lead through Jess Fishlock and held a 1-0 advantage at the break. A second half delayed by roughly two and a half hours due to lightning saw Barbra Banda tie the match for Orlando (0-1-0, 0 points), but a late Brittany Ratcliffe goal off a recycled corner kick spoiled opening day for the Pride.
Orlando dominated most of the match, but a poor refereeing decision cost the hosts an equalizer before halftime and a slew of late substitutions undid the chemistry of a cohesive starting unit that was creating chances. Unfortuntaely for the Pride, they wasted many of those by firing off target or at the goalkeeper.
Head Coach Seb Hines’ first lineup of 2026 consisted of Anna Moorhouse in goal behind a back line of Cori Dyke, Rafaelle, Hailie Mace, and Oihane. The defensive midfield consisted of Haley McCutcheon and Ally Lemos behind an attacking midfield line of Seven Castain, Summer Yates, and Jacquie Ovalle, with Banda up front.
The match got off to a shaky start for Orlando’s center backs, who were too slow to deal with a dynamic Seattle attack as the Reign started the game with more jump than the hosts. But the Pride quickly fought back, resulting in a shot on goal in the fifth minute that was created by a clever overlapping run by Oihane and the shot by Yates.
Banda nearly got in on a through ball but was fouled about 25 yards from Seattle’s goal by Emily Mason in the seventh, earning her a yellow card. The ensuing free kick was too close to Seattle’s goal and was easily collected by Claudia Dickey. Seattle replied with a shot high over the bar in the 10th minute by Ainsley McCammon.
The Pride put together some good buildup down the left side, ending with a cross sent in by Dyke to earn a corner in the 11th. The ball in was an easy save for Dickey, however.
An ill-advised overcommitment by Mace gifted a shot on goal by Mia Fishel that Moorhouse palmed away in the 14th minute. The Pride responded, working the ball into the Seattle half and getting a shot off in the 16th from distance by Castain that went just wide.
Orlando continued to apply pressure, resulting in a long distance shot by Dyke in the 19th that Dickey easily saved. The Pride forwards continued to try to create opportunities in the Seattle box but couldn’t manage anything clear cut. When given space, they often opted to shoot too early from distance when there were chances to work for a closer opportunity. One of those came in the 20th minute on an Ovalle shot that Dickey easily saved. Two minutes later, Castain shot right at Dickey.
Despite those chances, it was Seattle that struck first due to some poor defending in front of the 18-yard box by Mace, who made a desperate dive to win the ball but missed, leading to a goal by Fishlock in the 24th.
Both teams continued to exchange shots with some well-crafted attacks. McCutcheon got forward in the 26th for a shot, but Seattle’s Madison Curry responded in kind in the 28th and Fishlock tried to double the lead a minute later.
Orlando tried to strike back through Ovalle in the 30th and Banda and Ovalle both in the 31st. The first Ovalle attempt was wide of goal. Dickey fought off Banda’s 31st-minute effort. The rebound fell for Ovalle just outside the box but again the Mexican forward fired off target on a wasteful evening.
Seattle’s Maddie Dahlien fired in the 37th for Seattle which was blocked by Oihane.
Some gritty defensive play by Dyke, who shut down Nerilia Mondesir and won the ball, started a breakout that ended in a low cross by Ovalle, but no one was on the back post to collect it and the chance fizzled out. Orlando was able to carve out a shot in the 38th by Ovalle and another by Banda in the 39th, but the Pride were their own worst enemy and could not truly test the Seattle keeper.
The Pride thought they’d tied things up in the 42nd minute off a corner kick. Ovalle sent in a dangerous ball to the back post, where Rafaelle slammed it into the net, but referee Alex Billeter blew the whistle for a foul on Banda before the shot. Banda had stationed herself in front of the keeper, but replays clearly show it was Dickey who initiated contact by shoving the Zambian forward in the back. Because Billeter didn’t let the play finish, the video assistant referee could not review the play.
“Banda impeded the goalkeeper, which prevented her ability to fairly jump for the ball and knocked the goalkeeper off balance,” Billeter wrote in response to a pool reporter’s question.
Spending time shoving Banda likely prevented Dickey from jumping for the ball, which she seemed unlikely to reach anyway, as the Orlando striker was entitled to be positioned where she was when the play started and did not appear to move toward the goalkeeper.
“I’d love to hear the report why that goal is canceled or ruled out. It didn’t seem, looking back on the video, that our players did an awful lot wrong,” Hines said. “And yeah, I’ll be interested to hear the referee’s view on why she called it even before the ball hit the back of the net, you know, why not allow VAR? I think that’s the reason we have VAR, you know, so they can reflect and look back at it and see that there wasn’t a foul there, but to call the whistle so early into it like, you know, it’s very bizarre for me.”
That was the last chance of the half and the Reign took their 1-0 lead to the break.
The first half ended with Seattle leading 1-0 but Orlando had the lead in every category, possession (52%-48%), shots (13-9), shots on target (4-4), corners (3-1), and passing accuracy (84%-76%).
“I thought we allowed Seattle to get on top, you know, in the first 15 minutes, and then we got back into the game with some really good opportunities to score,” Hines said. “And when you have great opportunities like that, you’ve got to punish the team. And we didn’t in the first half.”
“I don’t think that we came out as sharp and as energetic as we wanted to, and I think we did create a lot of opportunities, but the energy just wasn’t quite there in the first half,” Castain added.
Orlando started off the second half the same as the first, as Yates sent a 46th-minute free kick over the bar. This was followed by a Banda shot in the 48th which was eventually cleared by the Reign. Orlando recovered and won a corner. The entry ball fell to Oihane, who fired high, wasting the chance.
Seattle came the other way after the restart, but the attack was shut down by the Orlando defense and a foul by Fishlock on Mace, earning the Seattle goal scorer a yellow card.
Orlando finally found the net in the 51st minute through some excellent buildup involving. Rafaelle and McCutcheon and an excellent strike by Banda to make it 1-1. Rafaelle came forward and found McCutcheon on the left. The captain quickly sent Banda down the left channel and the Zambian international blasted her shot past Dickey into the bottom right corner to tie the game.
“Scoring on the first game (back from last year’s injury), I think that gives me a go-ahead into the next game,” Banda said.
Orlando earned a corner shortly after which was taken in the 55th, resulting in a well struck Oihane grounder just wide of the net. Then Banda’s patented holdup and breakout move led to a solo run. Surrounded by three Seattle players, she still managed a shot that was just inches wide of the left post with the goalkeeper caught frozen and flat footed.
The Pride continued to press and carved out another attempt on goal in the 63rd minute that was weak and easily saved by Dickey. A scary moment for the Pride followed with Banda down in the box for a short period of time, but she was able to continue.
Rafaelle was subbed of in the 66th minute for Hannah Anderson, who made her Pride debut. For a time, the Reign seemed totally out of their depth and could not seem to put together much of anything other than a long-range attempt in the 72nd minute by Dahlien that went well over the crossbar.
Orlando then fashioned a nice breakaway in the 76th, with Banda sending Castain in on goal, but the rookie sent the ball wide and could have done a better job testing the keeper on this one.
Hines then made a triple sub in the 76th. Luana, Solai Washington, and Reagan Raabe came in for Yates, Ovalle, and Oihane respectively.
Seattle had a weak shot in the 80th minute by Mondesir that went wide.
Orlando made its final sub of the match in the 81st with Doyle coming on for Banda. The substitutions not only took off some of Orlando’s more effective players on the night, but the replacements struggled to link passes together and Seattle regained more control of the match in the final minutes.
Seattle earned a corner in the 82nd minute against the run of play and it proved to be Orlando’s undoing. Moorhouse punched away the initial cross, which was recycled from Seattle’s right to left and sent back into the box again from the side on which the play started. Ratcliffe got her head to it over Dyke, knocking it inside the right post to restore Seattle’s lead in the 83rd minute.
Substitute Raabe managed a weak shot on goal in the 83rd that Dickey scooped up with ease. Seattle began to grow in confidence at this point and Orlando continued to struggle to string passes together to build an attack.
Orlando’s energy completely drained late, and all semblance of the clarity and purpose was gone. Passes were rushed and sent directly at Seattle players or overhit. The Pride did not even appear to be able to commit to basic game management at this point and the ref blew the final whistle, putting an end to a game from which the Pride should have taken something.
The match ended with a Seattle win 2-1 while Orlando led in all the stats, possession (50%-50%), shots (23-13), shots on target (8-5), corners (5-2), and passing accuracy (76%-73%).
“Yeah, first game of the season, and it didn’t go our way, but I think we played well as a team, and it’s a lesson for us going into the next game,” Banda said. “We know the league is very tough, so we need to pull up our stockings and hoping for the next game we need to get a maximum three points.”
“I think we created enough chances, and that time will come,” Hines said. “I thought they did well, like I said, the hardest thing is to create chances. I fully believe that, you know, after today, they’ll start hitting the back of the net.”
The Pride’s next match will be home against the expansion Denver Summit on Friday.
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Orlando Pride vs. Bay FC: Final Score 3-1 as Banda Brace Leads Pride to Victory
Barbra Banda bags a brace and an assist but goes down injured late in the victory.
After dropping two games to expansion teams and stealing a win in San Diego, the Orlando Pride looked to enter the summer break on a good note. The Pride (5-5-2, 17 points) had never lost to Bay FC (3-6-2, 11 points) and used a second-half burst to maintain that winning record and won 3-1 at Inter&Co Stadium.
Barbra Banda opened the scoring in the fourth minute and followed it up in the 51st minute with her second. She added an assist to Cori Dyke in the 55th minute to close out the Pride scoring. Caroline Conti scored the lone Bay FC goal at the seven-minute mark.
“No better gift than a 3-1 victory at home in front of our fans,” Pride Head Coach (and birthday boy) Seb Hines said after the game. “It feels good that we’re ending this period on a high. I think it’s the first time this season we’ve got back-to-back victories.”
The Pride made one change in the lineup, giving Kerry Abello her first start of the season over Julie Doyle. Anna Moorhouse started in goal with Abello, Rafaelle, Cori Dyke, and Oihane on defense. Haley McCutcheon and Ally Lemos played midfield in front of them with Mace, Luana, and Nicole Payne attacking from the midfield. Banda and her leading-leading nine goals played alone up top.
After an hour weather delay, the Pride went with the in-vogue start these days by kicking the ball straight out of bounds deep on the start and pressing high. It led to an opening three minutes of play in which the Pride kept the pressure up and forced the ball to stay on the Bay FC side. In the fourth minute, Luana headed a ball towards the center which Banda controlled, bodied Bay FC’s Joelle Anderson off the ball, and slotted the opening goal with her left foot.
Bay FC fought right back in the seventh minute as the visitors didn’t have to fight through the press off their kickoff. Claire Hutton crossed the ball into the box, Abello deflected it wide but there was no Pride defender there and it fell to Caroline Conti. Abello tried to fight all the way over but Conti was able to put it past Moorhouse before any help arrived.
The entire back line got pulled to the right on the play and Mace could not get back to help out wide.
“Hailie Mace came into NWSL as a winger. She’s got some tendencies that fit a winger profile. We knew Bay FC had a high back line. How do we get behind that back line? Having someone to support Barbra and not just Nicole but add in another player who can get into the attack,” Hines said regarding the switch.
In the 16th minute, Rachael Kundananji beat Oihane and crossed the ball to Hannah Bebar, who headed it into the net, but Cristiana Girelli was in an offside position threatening the goal, so the assistant referee ruled that it put Moorhouse off enough to interfere with the play.
The teams settled down a bit and traded possession until the 27th minute when Oihane centered the ball to Payne, who scuffed the shot high. One minute later, Luana sent a through ball for Banda to run onto and she went down in the box in a collision with Brooklyn Courtnall. It was fairly evident, however, that Banda got her leg into Courtnall’s to either try to control the ball or draw a foul, and the referee, Jaclyn Metz, saw it the same way.
In the 33rd minute, Oihane was subbed out for Hannah Anderson. Oihane had been laboring a little and may have picked up a knock somewhere.
The Pride couldn’t re-establish the high press so they turned into a lot of possession by Bay FC. Any attack by the Pride ended in a turnover off a bad pass or ill-conceived long shots as Orlando’s attackers were impatient in building play. Turnover after turnover plagued the Pride for the remainder of the half as they did not threaten at all until the 45th minute, when Banda took on Maddie Moreau and Kundananji, shook them both loose, and then crossed the ball into an empty area at the back post with no one to finish.
It was a fitting final piece of sound and fury, signifying nothing, as the half wrapped without any plays of interest. The Pride weren’t able to lead any of the statistics, tying Bay FC in shots (4-4), while Bay FC led in shots on target (3-1), possession (53%-47%), and passing accuracy (85%-83%). Neither team was able to force a corner in the first half.
To start the second half, Hines subbed in Summer Yates for Abello, which pushed Mace back to the back line. In the 48th minute, Kundananji got behind when Anderson got caught out and was sizing up a one-on-one with Moorhouse. Dyke hustled back and blocked the shot.
“We started the game super strong, super intense, but I think we fell off towards the end of that first half,” Dyke said. “We got a little too stretched between the lines and weren’t getting enough pressure on the ball and we talked about that at halftime. We needed to stay more compact and then pick our moments to go.”
Go they did. Three minutes later, Yates sent a through ball angled behind Banda which allowed her to run onto the ball unopposed. She beat goalkeeper Emmie Allen, who came out of the box aggressively to defend, and then passed the ball into the net in the 51st minute.
Four minutes later, Banda pressured Allen, forcing the goalkeeper into a clearance out of play. On the ensuing throw-in, Banda held off Bebar in the box, spun, and crossed the ball to Dyke, who put the ball in off the crossbar. The ability of the Pride to retain possession and work the ball in against a lesser opponent opened up the scoring and turned the game on its head.
Bay FC didn’t have a lot to do over the next stretch of time and Taylor Huff went down with an injury in the 61st minute, prompting a change as she was subbed out for Karlie Lema. Dorian Bailey came on for Joelle Anderson in the same stoppage but at the 62nd minute.
The teams went back and forth for a bit until the Pride drew a corner in the 71st minute. It deflected off a Bay FC defender and fell to Rafaelle at the far post, who headed it just wide. Three minutes later, Jacquie Ovalle and Zara Chavoshi wrapped up the Pride substitutions by coming in for Payne and Mace. Bay FC also took the stoppage in the 74th minute to sub two players in, bringing on Keria Barry and Onyeka Gamero for Kundananji and Girelli.
Unfortunately, in the 81st minute, Banda was dribbling down the left side when she pulled up lame and went to the ground off the pitch. She stayed there until tended to and was obviously upset. We’ll have to wait for any injury news on her. Bay FC made its final substitution in the ensuing stoppage in the 82nd minute, bringing on Kelli Hubly for Conti.
The injury to Banda left the Pride playing with only 10 players for the remaining 15 minutes (including added time) due to using up all three substitution windows. They stayed fairly solid in defense and played a lot of keep-away ball to see out the victory while playing short.
“A great way to finish this part of the season with a win at home. I think we were consistent today and we took the chances we created,” Luana said. “We’ve been having highs and lows in this part of the season but we bounced back in these two wins and it brought us a lot of confidence.”
Orlando City was ahead in the only stat that matters, goals, but trailed in every other major stat. Bay FC finished ahead in shots (14-8), shots on target (5-4), possession (54%-46%), passing accuracy (85%-84%), and corners (4-1).
The Orlando Pride now will be off until early July for the NWSL World Cup break. The next match is scheduled for July 3 in Los Angeles against Angel City FC.
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Orlando Pride vs. Bay FC: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
The Pride return home to face Bay FC in their final game before the FIFA World Cup break.
Welcome to your preview and match thread as the Orlando Pride (4-5-2, 14 points) return home from a three-game road trip to take on Bay FC (3-5-2, 11 points). This is the first of two meetings between the two teams with the return game scheduled for Sept. 27 in San Jose.
Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game.
History
Bay FC is one of two expansion teams that entered the NWSL for the 2024 season. The teams have met four times, with the Pride holding a 3-0-1 record and a 1-0-1 mark at home in the series.
The most recent meeting took place on Sept. 13, 2025, in Orlando. The visitors took the lead just before halftime when Racheal Kundananji headed in a long pass by Caprice Dydasco. The Pride equalized in the second half, when Ally Watt headed a Jacquie Ovalle cross past Jordan Silkowitz to claim a 1-1 draw.
On June 13 of last year in San Jose, CA, Bay FC led almost every statistical category, but the Pride defense held strong until Barbra Banda scored shortly after halftime. The Pride withstood attack after attack, coming away with a hard-fought 1-0 win.
The teams met twice in 2024, with the first-ever game between the clubs occurring on May 11. Just prior to the half-hour mark, Banda dribbled inside and Deyna Castellanos attempted an ill-advised challenge, resulting in a foul in the box and a Pride penalty. Adriana put the ball into the bottom left corner for the only goal, lifting the Pride to a 1-0 win. It was the sixth win in an NWSL-record, eight-game win streak.
The teams met for the second time on Sept. 20, 2024. It looked like the game might be headed for a scoreless draw until Banda got her head on the end of a Carson Pickett cross, redirecting it past Katelyn Rowland to give the Pride the 1-0 win.
Overview
The Pride return home tonight after a difficult road trip that saw the team fall 2-1 to Boston Legacy FC and 3-1 to Denver Summit FC. Having already lost to both expansion teams, they headed west to face San Diego Wave FC, a team near the top of the standings. But Nicole Payne’s first professional goal lifted Orlando to a 1-0 win.
Despite not scoring in two of the last three games, Banda still leads the league with nine goals in 10 games this season. She has a two-goal lead on Ashley Sanchez, who is second in the league. Haley McCutcheon is the only other Pride player with multiple goals, scoring twice in the same game. Ovalle, Marta, and Hannah Anderson have the team’s other three goals. The assists have been spread out much more evenly with Ovalle, McCutcheon, and Rafaelle all sharing the team lead with two.
The clean sheet against San Diego was big for the back line as the team has conceded too many goals recently. Dating back to their 3-2 loss to Racing Louisville FC on April 24, the Pride have conceded multiple goals in four of the last six games. The only other game in which they didn’t concede at least twice was a 1-0 win over the North Carolina Courage on May 8, their last home game.
Tonight is the Pride’s last game before the league breaks for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After the game, they won’t play again until July 3 and won’t play at home until July 10. That makes getting a quality result tonight essential for momentum going through the remainder of the season.
If you’re looking for a team to win against, Bay FC is one of the most likely candidates. The Bay -area side sits 13th in the NWSL on 11 points, just four points ahead of Louisville for last place. Tonight’s visitors are currently on a four-game winless run (0-2-2) and a two-game losing streak. Their last win was a 1-0 victory against San Diego on May 3. The club’s most recent games are a 2-0 loss to Portland Thorns FC on May 20 and a 1-0 loss to Chicago Stars FC on May 24.
Bay FC has struggled this year on both ends of the field. Its eight goals are second fewest in the league and Bay is one of three teams with single-digit goals this year. Meanwhile, the team’s 14 goals conceded are sixth in the league. The California side has been better defensively overall than the Pride, who have conceded 16 goals, but worse offensively, as the Pride have scored 15 goals so far this year.
Bay FC has been led in the attack by Alex Pfeiffer and Dorian Bailey with two goals each. Kundananji, Taylor Huff, Keira Barry, and Joelle Anderson have one apiece. Pfeiffer also leads the team in assists with two, tied with Cristina Girelli. Huff and Sydney Collins are the only other players with assists this season.
It should help the Pride tonight that Bay FC will be missing two key players. Silkowitz and starting center back Aldana Cometti were sent off against Chicago Sunday, meaning they’ll miss tonight’s game.
However, the Pride have their own key absences. In addition to injuries that have accumulated this season, Angelina was handed an additional game’s suspension after being sent off on May 16 for pulling Delanie Sheehan’s hair.
“We’re looking forward to it. Looking forward to being back home,” Pride Head Coach Seb Hines said about tonight’s game. “It’s been a long road trip. Excited to get in front of our own fans. Want to create that atmosphere, make it hostile for Bay FC. We know it’s a quick turnaround for both teams as well, so we want to make sure that we start off on the front foot, build on what we achieved last Sunday in San Diego, and finish this part of the season on a high.”
The Pride will be without Angelina (suspension), Cosette Morche (ankle), Kylie Nadaner (maternity leave), Viviana Villacorta (knee), and Solai Washington (knee). Marta (thigh) and Ovalle (thigh) are listed as questionable. Bay FC will be without Cornetti (suspension), Abby Dahlkemper (maternity leave), Anouk Denton (lower leg), Dydasco (maternity leave), Heather Gilchrist (knee), Alyssa Malonson (knee), Emily Menges (maternity leave), Pfeiffer (knee), and Silkowitz (suspension).
Official Lineups
Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Anna Moorhouse.
Defenders: Oihane, Rafaelle, Cori Dyke, Hailie Mace.
Defensive Midfielders: Ally Lemos, Haley McCutcheon.
Attacking Midfielders: Kerry Abello, Luana, Nicole Payne.
Forward: Barbra Banda.
Bench: McKinley Crone, Zara Chavoshi, Hannah Anderson, Julie Doyle, Marta, Jacquie Ovalle, Summer Yates, Seven Castain, Simone Jackson.
Bay FC (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Emmie Allen.
Defenders: Sydney Collins, Joelle Anderson, Brooklyn Courtnall, Maddie Moreau.
Defensive Midfielders: Hannah Bebar, Claire Hutton.
Attacking Midfielders: Racheal Kundananji, Caroline Conti, Taylor Huff.
Forward: Cristiana Girelli.
Bench: Camryn Miller, Kelli Hubly, Jamie Shepherd, Dorian Bailey, Karlie Lema, Onyeka Gamero, Tess Boade, Keira Barry.
Referees
REF: Jaclyn Metz.
AR1: Art Arustamyan.
AR2: Adam Cook.
4TH: Edson Carvajal.
VAR: Anya Voigt.
AVAR: Katarzyna Wasiak.
How to Watch
Match Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium — Orlando.
TV: None.
Streaming: NWSL+.
Social Media: For live updates and rapid reaction, follow @themaneland.bsky.social on Bluesky and the Orlando Pride’s official Twitter (@ORLPride) or Bluesky (@orlpride.com) feed.
Enjoy the game. Go Pride!
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Orlando Pride vs. Bay FC: Three Keys to Victory
What do the Pride need to do to earn all three points against Bay FC?
The Orlando Pride welcome Bay FC to Inter&Co Stadium this Friday night for the last match before the World Cup break. This is an opportunity to get a win over a team lower in the table and move up in the standings. What must the Pride do to earn all three points against Bay FC this weekend?
Keep the Chip
I have been asking all season on SkoPurp Soccer: An Orlando Pride PawedCast for the Pride to play with the chip on their shoulder that they had when they won the double in 2024. We saw that against the San Diego Wave. My hope is that the players have now remembered what that feels like and will execute with the same level of intensity going forward.
The task is potentially a little easier against Bay FC, as the California-based side has scored less than half the number of goals that the Wave have this season. Of course, that is the trap. The Pride cannot slack off against Bay FC. Having Rafaelle anchoring the defense is a big help, and moving Hailie Mace out to right back has proven effective. In 2024, this team hated — with a capital “H” — conceding goals. They took it personally. That is the passion I want again. The chip on the shoulder.
Overwhelm and Outscore
As I mentioned above, Bay FC is not a prolific scoring team. Friday’s visitors have also given up 14 goals this season. That’s not the best or the worst in the league, but they haven’t faced Barbra Banda yet. The Orlando Pride don’t have any trouble creating chances, but they have had trouble getting anyone other than Banda to finish them this season. Banda leads the league in goals, and she has an opportunity to maintain or extend that lead against Bay FC.
What will truly make the difference for the Pride against Bay FC is if any of the other players can contribute a goal. We saw the space that Banda can provide her teammates when Nicole Payne scored her first goal against San Diego. Now I want other players to take advantage of that space to provide some goals for the Pride.
More Luana
Luana got her first start since coming back to the squad cancer-free. I think we’ve forgotten that she was a starter on the 2024 squad before her Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis. She was a starter on a team that won the double. Now she is back and she is a leader and an inspiration for her fellow players.
Given Marta’s limited minutes, having Luana out there as a stabilizing presence is important. Obviously, she brings a different skill set than Marta but still a critical one. Much like the defense, the midfield was better last match, and I feel she was a big part of that.
That is what I will be looking for on Friday night. The Pride can head into the World Cup break on a high with a victory. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Vamos Orlando!
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