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Orlando Pride vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC: Final Score 0-0 as Pride Claim Point Against Defending Champions
The Pride played to a hard-fought scoreless draw tonight against NJ/NY Gotham FC on the road.
The Orlando Pride (1-1-2, 5 points) took a point away from home against the defending NWSL champions tonight, playing to a scoreless draw with NJ/NY Gotham FC (1-1-2, 5 points) at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. The draw concluded a successful two-game road trip in which Orlando captured four of a possible six points in a four-day span.
Pride Head Coach Seb Hines made one change to the team that beat Chicago Stars FC 3-0 Wednesday night. Rafaelle re-entered the starting lineup after coming on as a sub in Chicago. She replaced Hannah Anderson.
Anna Moorhouse started in goal behind a back line of Cori Dyke, Rafaelle, Hailie Mace, and Oihane. Angelina and Ally Lemos were the defensive midfielders behind Jacquie Ovalle, Haley McCutcheon, and Solai Washington with Barbra Banda up top.
Gotham controlled this game from start to finish, but was unable to create many chances. The hosts only attempted 10 shots and put two on target — fewer than the Pride — despite having far more possession. By late in the second half, the Pride were content to hang onto a point rather than going for all three, doing so by the skin of their teeth.
After a quiet first few minutes, the Pride’s first chance came in the seventh minute when McCutcheon played the ball to Angelina in the middle of the field. The defensive midfielder cut inside to lose Rose Lavelle before firing from distance. However, Ann-Katrin Berger made the easy stop.
A poor pass from Jaelin Howell to Jess Carter in the 16th minute gave the Pride their first corner kick of the game. Berger’s punch fell to Oihane at the top of the box, but the right back sent her weak shot well wide of the goal.
Gotham played the ensuing goal kick short before sending a long ball to Lavelle behind the Pride’s back line. The U.S. international was in on goal, but her touch was heavy, allowing Moorhouse to collect it.
Ovalle created a chance for herself in the 26th minute. Angelina received a pass in the box and immediately lost possession, but Ovalle won it right back. She cut inside to lose her defender and fired to the near post, but Berger had it covered.
On the other end, Lavelle tried to make something happen herself, eventually shooting from outside the box, but she didn’t get much on it, sending her attempt well wide. In the 35th minute, Lavelle received a pass down the right and used a nice touch to get past Rafaelle. The Brazilian defender caught up, but Lavelle was still able to curl a cross to Savannah McCaskill at the top of the box. McCaskill attempted a volley and put it on target, but it was right at Moorhouse.
Lavelle made a long run in the 39th minute from inside her own half to near the top of the Pride box. Without any teammates around her, the midfielder fired, sending her shot off target.
It looked like the hosts would take the lead in the 41st minute when McCaskill lifted the ball down the left for Katie Lampson. The forward played it back for Esther at the top of the box. She had space for a shot, but the Spanish international sent it wide.
That was the best chance for either team to score in the game.
After 45 minutes of action, Gotham had the edge in possession (63%-47%), corner kicks (2-1), crosses (9-4), and passing accuracy (84%-66%). But those advantages didn’t result in more opportunities. Both teams took five shots, and the Pride had one more on target (2-1).
Gotham stayed on the front foot to start the second half. The hosts began creating set piece after set piece, putting pressure on the Pride’s back line. Gotham won three corner kicks inside the first 10 minutes, but none resulted in clear chances.
Lavelle sent Midge Purce down the right in the 58th minute as the substitute got behind Dyke. Purce tried to find Esther at the near post, but Mace got to it first to clear it over the end line. Moorhouse went up for the ensuing set piece, spilling it in her own six-yard box. Fortunately, it went to Angelina, who was able to clear the ball.
The Pride finally created their first chances of the second half as the game reached the hour mark. In the 61st minute, Ovalle sent a long shot on goal that was blocked down and collected by Berger. As Gotham tried to break the other way, Ovalle ran into McCaskill from behind, winning the ball back. Gotham wanted a free kick, but the referee decided it was a fair challenge. Ovalle played Banda into the right side of the box, and the striker fired at the near post but it was easily caught by Berger.
Shortly after the save, Hines made his first two changes of the game, replacing Washington and Angelina with Julie Doyle and Luana.
In the 63rd minute, Mace pushed Jordynn Dudley over from behind, giving Gotham a free kick in the Pride third of the field. The attack resulted in four consecutive corner kicks for the hosts as the Pride desperately attempted to keep the ball out of the net. Eventually, they were able to clear it, keeping the game scoreless.
Kayla Duran ran into Doyle in the 69th minute, earning a yellow card. The ensuing set piece was headed back to the top of the box, where Luana volleyed it toward goal. There was a group of players near the top of the six-yard box, and the shot was off the arm of Emily Sonnett. However, the center back’s arms were tucked tightly to her body, so the referee allowed play to continue.
In the 79th minute, Banda made a run into the box from the right before finding Luana at the top of the six. The Brazilian got her foot to it, but sent the shot wide.
Hines took the stoppage to make the Pride’s third change of the game, replacing Ovalle with Marta.
Banda won a free kick in the 82nd minute, tapping the ball between Carter’s legs as the center back approached her. Banda went down under a late challenge and Carter was issued a yellow card. The ensuing set piece service into the box was cleared to the top of the 18, where Oihane attempted to volley it on goal. The right back got solid contact on the ball but sent it wide of the far post.
Gotham continued to press in the dying minutes as the Pride desperately defended in their own third. In the 88th minute, Dudley made a run to the top of the box before Oihane blocked her shot. Gotham kept possession and Dudley played Lavelle into the box. However, Rafaelle stuck her foot in and cleared it.
Again, the Pride were unable to get the ball over the halfway line. Duran played Lavelle forward and the midfielder tried to send Esther behind the back line, but Mace got there first. However, she wasn’t able to clear it and Purce won possession. Purce tapped it to Esther, who dribbled inside before firing, but Rafaelle was there to block the attempt.
Hines made his final change in the first minute of stoppage time and it was a defensive one. Center back Anderson came into the game for striker Banda as the Pride looked to see out a point away from home.
Gotham had one last chance to claim all three points in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Lavelle found Sofia Cook at the top of the box, and the midfielder fired but sent the attempt right to Moorhouse.
At full time, Gotham had the edge in possession (61%-39%), corner kicks (11-1), crosses (24-9), and passing accuracy (82%-72%). But the Pride created more shots (11-10) and put more on target (4-2).
“Hard-fought point. We’ll take it,” Hines said after the game. “Obviously, every game we want to win, but considering we were just on the road in Chicago, quick turnaround, Gotham had the luxury of having two games at home, we’ll take the clean sheet and we’ll take the point. These are the current champions right now, and we know how talented they are and some of the players that they have. And for us to keep them quiet, we should take a lot of positives from that. So again, pleased with the point. Four points away from home’s a good foundation to build on. And now looking forward to Friday’s game.”
This is the first game this season in which the Pride have failed to score. It also ends Banda’s three-game goal streak to start the season. It’s as quiet as Banda has been in 2026, as the Gotham defense was able to keep her from threatening the goal.
“They’re top quality center backs, played at the highest level; international players who had a lot of success,” Hines said. “So, I think for Barbra, and the evolution of their game is being a little bit more proactive, recognizing when they step up and play her offside, or when they’re looking to bump her to get her off balance. But again, she’s still a threat. She still picks up good spaces and has opportunities to get shots at goal. But this is the next level. And for her to keep progressing, these are the type of games that she needs to thrive in.”
On the positive side, it’s the second consecutive clean sheet, with both occurring on the road. That’s something the team can be proud of after conceding multiple goals due to defensive mistakes in the first two home games.
“I think the team realized the most important thing is to have a clean sheet,” Oihane said. “Apart from that, we’ll keep going. And if we have a clean sheet, we have more chances to win. So, I think we’re the right way, and we have to keep going.”
“We’ve had back-to-back clean sheets, which is great for us considering the first two games that we’ve had,” Hines added. “And it’s something to build on moving forward.”
The biggest issue tonight for the Pride was conceding set pieces. Gotham had 11 corner kicks and multiple free kicks in the final third, with most coming in the first 30 minutes of the second half. Yet, the Pride were able to keep them from getting clean shots on goal, allowing Orlando to claim the clean sheet.
“You can be organized, and you can know your roles and responsibilities, but a lot of it comes down to the mentality and what you’re willing to do to not allow the team to get any clear-cut opportunities,” Hines said. “Obviously, we learned the hard way in the first game, conceding the winning goal against Seattle. And then from there, we’ve just got better and better. And it’s a collective effort. Everyone knows what they need to do, whether you’re a marker, a zonal player, or the goalkeeper. And I think when you’ve got buy-in, when players are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the ball out of the net and thrive in those moments, I think you’ve got a good group of players who want to win games.”
“I think for us, it’s really just taking pride in our defending,” Lemos added. “Taking pride in our set pieces. And Seb is really emphasizing all the little details, and I think that’s really what helped us today to get a clean sheet. And at the end of the day, a clean sheet is a good performance defensively. So I think just taking pride in what we do, whether that be a clearance, whether it be a tackle, and just putting bodies on the line and doing whatever it takes to achieve that.”
The Pride remained away from home the whole trip, but they claim an important four points, which keeps them within touching distance of the league leaders as they return home.
The Pride will play on short rest again as they’ve yet to have more than five days between games. This time, they’ll welcome league-leading Angel City FC to Inter&Co Stadium Friday night.
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Orlando Pride vs. Racing Louisville FC: Final Score 3-1 as Pride Continue Slide Toward NWSL Basement
The Pride lose another lopsided game and are only spared another shutout defeat by Kerry Abello’s late goal.
Unfortunately, if you’re at the bottom of the NWSL table, the remedy is to play the Orlando Pride. The Pride (7-10-2, 23 points) had never lost to Racing Louisville FC (5-11-2, 17 points) at Inter.co Stadium entering tonight, but that streak ended emphatically with a 3-1 home loss.
Audrey McKeen got her first NWSL goal in the 16th minute and Emma Sears added two more to the tally at the 68th and 86th minutes. It could have been worse with a comically bad goal that was overturned after video review. Kerry Abello chalked up a goal for the Pride in the fourth minute of added time in the second half to spoil the shutout.
Louisville has now won three of its last four games.
“Louisville is very aggressive – they like to put pressure on,” Orlando Pride Head Coach Seb Hines said after the game. “We didn’t execute the best we could have – we were close in moments but close isn’t good enough.”
The Pride made four changes to the lineup amid a hefty number of players out on the availability report and were not even able to field a full bench of nine substitutes, dressing two backup goalkeepers. Anna Moorhouse started in goal with Hailie Mace, Rafaelle, Cori Dyke, and Zara Chavoski on the back line. Angelina (with the captain’s armband) and Ally Lemos played central midfield in front of them with Simone Jackson, Jacquie Ovalle, and Nicole Payne attacking from the midfield. Julie Doyle started up top as the attack focal point.
Both teams generated an opportunity in the first 90 seconds, with Jackson almost connecting with Payne before Racing Louisville goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer snuffed it out. Sears then came down the other side and forced a save from Moorhouse. The ensuing corner generated a bit of chaos in the box before it was cleared, but it was a sign of things to come.
Both teams continued to trade possession without any real dangerous moments. Doyle had a shot blocked in the seventh minute and Louisville had a shot saved in the 11th.
Racing Louisville then managed to hold the attack in Orlando’s defensive end for a while. On the third corner of the set at the 16-minute mark, Katie O’Kane sent a great ball into the center of the six-yard box. McKeen broke loose and got a head on the cross to opening the scoring. Louisville had played most of its previous corners short and caught the Pride a bit off with a normal cross.
Orlando could not generate much of a response in the following minutes. Jackson broke loose down the left side but her cross was not threatening. Meanwhile, Sears hit the crossbar at the 26-minute mark on a ball that seemed to surprise the whole defense.
Orlando was able to generate a corner off an Angelina shot from 25 yards out, but nothing came of it. On the next possession, Doyle got on the end of a Payne through ball but could not create danger from it.
At the hydration break, there were plenty of areas for Hines to correct as not a lot had gone right. Jackson was able to get by her mark multiple times but there wasn’t a lot else.
In the 35th minute, Doyle worked herself free at the top corner of the box and sent a searching cross to the back post. Jackson ran it down but hit the crossbar with a lot of net to shoot at, wasting one of the team’s best chances of the night. The Pride kept up the pressure and finally generated something. Orlando should have scored in the 38th minute, with a great ball sending Doyle into the area, but her shot was a weak one and easily saved, when any pace on the ball at all would have put the Pride on the board.
The Pride thought they’d gotten a break as Mirann Gacioch slid into Doyle as she got her shot off, and referee Muhammad Hassan awarded a penalty. However, as Lemos held the ball at the penalty spot, the video assistant referee sent Hassan to the monitor and he reversed his call.
Nothing much occurred after the incident, although O’Kane picked up a yellow card for a tactical foul for pulling Ovalle back in the first minute of stoppage time. Neither team created any threats in the added time and the half ended without further excitement.
The Pride led in possession (54%-46%), while Racing Louisville held the advantage in shots (9-7), shots on target (4-1), and passing accuracy (83%-82%). The teams each won four corners in the opening period.
The second half started even worse, with the Pride hemmed into their defensive end for the first seven minutes. The crossbar continued to get hammered as Lauren Milliet put one off it from the top of the box. After that, Orlando finally got out of its end and Jackson’s shot was deflected by Gacioch near the right post and had to be parried away by Bloomer.
The Pride used their first substitution window to replace Jackson and Payne with Summer Yates and Solai Washington at the 55-minute mark.Jackson had done well to get into some good areas but there was no final product from the young forward.
Racing Louisville responded with its own subs in the 62nd minute as Ella Hase replaced Quincy McMahon and Maja Lardner replaced Kayla Fischer. The game had settled into a sloppy back-and-forth without either team generating any danger.
Doyle then sat down in the 65th minute after a tangle and was replaced by Abello. Coming out of the restart, Louisville again picked up the pressure and, off a Mace turnover, Sears dribbled down the right side, easily stepped inside of Rafaelle, and blasted a shot from a tight angle past Moorhouse and into the inside netting at the back post for the game’s second goal in the 68th minute.
Three minutes later, Racing Louisville made changes by putting Rachel Hill and Sarah Weber in for Makenna Morris and McKeen. The Pride used their final substitutes to pull Mace and Angelina for Zoe Matthews and Luana.
In the 78th minute, Washington was unable to get on the end of a dangerous Yates cross. Louisville immediately responded, as Sears beat Abello down the left and the dribble somehow went right through Moorhouse’s legs, allowing Sears to tap it in. However, Sears was deemed offside on the pass that turned her loose after video review, sparing Orlando its most embarrassing goal of the evening.
The Pride picked up their energy level after that and were able to generate some danger. Bloomer saved Ovalle’s shot at the 84-minute mark, and Matthews put a header off the crossbar right afterwards.
Unfortunately, on Louisville’s response, Sears broke loose down the right, easily blew past the much slower Rafaelle, and put another goal past an ineffective Moorhouse in the 86th minute.
With 10 minutes added to the end of the game, the Pride showed some life, though it was too late to change the outcome. After a couple of aborted attacks, Abello took a long dribble off a blocked cross and smashed a goal into the corner in the fourth added minute. That kept Louisville from getting its first clean sheet of the season.
Orlando kept up the pressure and Yates should have added a second goal for the Pride off a saved shot from Washington in the eighth added minute, but it skipped just inches wide of the right post. Racing Louisville put in one more substitute by pulling O’Kane for Avery Ciorbu. The Pride weren’t able to generate anything in the last 90 seconds and the game ended without any further attacks.
The Pride finished the game with the lead in possession (52%-48%), with Racing Louisville ahead in shots (20-18), shots on target (7-6), passing accuracy (78%-77%), and corners (9-8).
“I’m really proud of our fight in the last 20 minutes, but we have to do that from the first,” Abello said. “We played into their hands and let Louisville play their game. They’re good at set pieces – they’re all six feet tall.”
The Pride travel the next two weekends to Portland and Washington, D.C., before returning home on Aug. 29 against Utah. All three teams are above the Pride in the NWSL table.
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Orlando Pride vs. Racing Louisville FC: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
The Pride return home looking to get back in the win column against Racing Louisville.
Welcome to your match preview and live thread as the Orlando Pride (7-9-2, 23 points) face Racing Louisville FC (4-11-2, 14 points) at home (7 p.m., NWSL+). This is the second and final time these two teams will meet during the 2026 NWSL regular season.
Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s game.
History
This is the fifth season of existence for Racing Louisville, and the Pride have played the Kentucky-based side 14 times in that span, with Orlando going 3-5-4 in NWSL games and 3-5-6 in all competitions (0-0-1 in both the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup). The Pride are undefeated at home against Louisville with a 3-0-3 record in league play and a 3-0-4 record in all competitions.
The most recent meeting between the two teams occurred on April 24 in Louisville. Lauren Milliet gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute before Barbra Banda equalized just before halftime. The hosts separated themselves early in the second half with goals by Sarah Weber and a second by Milliet, both within five minutes of the restart. Banda scored a second in the dying minutes, but it wasn’t enough as the Pride fell 3-2.
The first meeting in 2025 took place June 20 in Louisville. Arin Wright gave the hosts the lead at the half-hour mark and former Pride midfielder Taylor Flint doubled the advantage in the second half as the Pride fell 2-0 to end the first half of the season. On Aug. 9, 2025, in Orlando, Marisa DiGrande scored against her old team just before halftime to give Louisville the halftime lead. It looked like the visitors would claim all three points until an Ary Borges own goal in second-half stoppage time resulted in a 1-1 draw.
The teams first met in 2024 on March 16 in Louisville. The season opener for both teams looked like it would be a long day for Orlando, as Elexa Bahr and Uchenna Kanu gave the hosts a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes. The Pride got on the board with an own goal by Elli Pikkujämsä, but the task was made more difficult when Kylie Strom received her second yellow card in the second half. However, Amanda Allen and Summer Yates combined on a late goal by Yates, as the Pride pulled out an unlikely 2-2 draw.
On May 5, 2024, in Orlando, an Emily Sams cross in the 17th minute found Banda’s head at the back post, and she nodded home the game’s only goal in a 1-0 Pride win. On Aug. 1, 2024, in the Summer Cup, Evelina Duljan scored her lone Pride goal to give the Pride the lead. However, Reilyn Turner equalized, sending the game into penalties. The Pride took the early shootout lead when Jaelin Howell missed, but saves by Jordyn Bloomer on Morgan Gautrat and Ally Watt saw Louisville take the extra point.
The first meeting of 2023 was held on May 6 at Exploria Stadium. Messiah Bright gave the Pride an early lead, and the hosts held on for 69 minutes for the 1-0 win. The second meeting that season took place on Oct. 6 in Louisville. The Pride got off to a great start with goals by Marta from the spot early and an excellent individual effort by Kerry Abello to make it 2-0. However, Bright took Savannah DeMelo down in the box just before halftime and Nadia Nadim converted the penalty. A five-minute swing with a goal by Kristen Davis and an own goal by Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse resulted in the Pride losing the critical game 3-2.
The first meeting between the two teams in 2022 took place Sept. 16 in Louisville. Racing struck first when Nadim was left open in front of goal for a tap-in. The hosts doubled their lead on a great strike by DeMelo from outside the box, and the Pride fell 2-0.
Back in 2022, the first meeting was in a unique setting, taking place at Daytona International Speedway on July 3. The game was a part of the 2022 Daytona SoccerFest and was the first time a professional soccer game was played at a racetrack. Emina Ekic gave Louisville a halftime lead and DeMelo doubled the lead shortly after the break. However, the Pride fought back with goals by Strom and Darian Jenkins, pulling out a 2-2 draw.
The first year the two teams met was in 2021 during the NWSL Challenge Cup in Louisville. CeCe Kizer gave the hosts the lead early, but Taylor Kornieck equalized just before halftime. It looked like the Pride would win when Abi Kim scored late, but Brooke Hendrix equalized in second-half injury time and the teams drew 2-2.
The teams played three times in the 2021 regular season, with the first meeting coming on July 9 in Orlando. Ebony Salmon gave Louisville the lead, but Sydney Leroux scored to force a 1-1 draw with a goal in second-half injury time. The second meeting was held Sept. 11 in Orlando. The Pride took a 2-0 lead into the break with goals by Leroux and Marta. Kizer got one back, but Alex Morgan’s conversion sealed three points for the Pride.
The final meeting of 2021 came in the penultimate game of the year for both teams. The Pride needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive and they got off to a good start when Jodie Taylor scored in the third minute. However, the game slipped away as Salmon and Katie McClure scored on either side of halftime and Yuki Nagasato made the final 3-1.
Overview
The Pride have struggled since the FIFA World Cup break. They’ve lost four of the last six games and have failed to score in each of those losses. The two wins were a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Current and a slim 1-0 victory over Chicago Stars FC.
The most recent game against the North Carolina Courage saw the Pride lose 5-0, their worst loss since Seb Hines’ first game as interim head coach on June 19, 2022. It was arguably the worst performance of the season, with multiple goals coming from defensive mistakes and the attack unable to create any clear-cut chances.
The play of the back line was the most surprising thing about the loss in North Carolina. While the team has struggled to score goals, the defense has been excellent in recent games. Two of the four losses have been 1-0 and the two wins were clean sheets.
The attacking problems are largely due to the absence of Banda and the lack of a secondary scorer on the team or an identity of how to play without her. The star striker leads the league with 12 goals this year, but she saw few minutes as she worked her way back to full fitness. Just before she was able to play significant minutes, she departed to represent Zambia in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The impact of the 5-0 loss in North Carolina is on display in the NWSL standings. The Pride are tied on points with Angel City FC and Seattle Reign FC for the eighth and final playoff position. But their -4 goal difference is three behind Seattle and 11 behind Angel City. The poor goal difference is something that could haunt the team as the Pride look to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
The Pride desperately need wins and they should be able to claim three points against tonight’s opponent. Racing Louisville sits in 15th in the 16-team league. Tonight’s visitors have just 14 points from 17 games and a -13 goal difference. Their 21 goals are fifth-most in the league and their 34 goals conceded are the most in the league.
Similar to the Pride, Louisville has had a tough restart to the season. The Kentucky-based side suffered three crushing losses, including a 4-0 loss to the Portland Thorns, a 2-0 loss to Bay FC, and a 5-1 loss to the Current. However, while the Pride are looking to rebound from a devastating performance, Louisville is coming off a 2-1 win over Chicago.
Louisville is led in the attack by Kayla Fischer with four goals, followed by Weber and Flint with three goals each. Emma Sears, Katie O’Kane, Milliet, and Maja Lardner are the other players with multiple goals this year, recording two each. Sears, Fischer, and O’Kane also lead the team in assists with four, three, and two, respectively.
The assumption was that Louisville would improve on its defensive performance last season, which was good enough to claim seventh in the league. But, despite reutrning regular starters like Ellie Jean, Arin Wright, and Bloomer, Racing has been worse this season.
“They’re very direct. They use their goalkeeper. She’s part of their buildup play,” Hines said ahead of tonight’s game. “They’ve got some aerial threats and they’re going to make it a physical game. We always talk about how there’s no excuses, no matter how tall you are or how short you are. It’s the fight in the beast and stuff. And so we have to stand up to that challenge. We’ve got to make sure we’re challenging the first, winning the second, getting the ball down, play through their press, and create opportunities to score.”
The Pride are missing several players tonight, including Hannah Anderson (lower leg), Marta (head), Haley McCutcheon (suspension), Kylie Nadaner (maternity leave), Oihane (lower leg), Viviana Villacorta (knee), and Banda (international duty). Louisville will be without DeMelo (illness), DiGrande (maternity leave), Taylor Flint (thigh), Macey Hodge (arm), Natalia Mitchell (knee), and Taylor White (knee).
Projected Lineups
Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Anna Moorhouse.
Defenders: Kerry Abello, Rafaelle, Zara Chavoshi, Cori Dyke.
Defensive Midfielders: Ally Lemos, Angelina.
Attacking Midfielders: Jacquie Ovalle, Luana, Solai Washington.
Forward: Julie Doyle.
Racing Louisville FC (3-4-3)
Goalkeeper: Jordyn Bloomer.
Defenders: Mirann Gacioch, Arin Wright, Ellie Jean.
Midfielders: Quincy McMahon, Katie O’Kane, Makenna Morris, Kayla Fischer.
Forwards: Emma Sears, Lauren Milliet, Sarah Weber.
Referees
REF: Muhammad Hassan.
AR1: Christian Clerc.
AR2: Adam Cook.
4TH: Benjamin Meyer.
VAR: Jaclyn Metz.
AVAR: Melissa Gonzalez.
How to Watch
Match Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Inter.co Stadium — Orlando.
TV: None.
Stream: NWSL+.
Social Media: For live updates and rapid reaction, follow @themaneland.bsky.social and the Orlando Pride’s official Twitter (@ORLPride) or Bluesky (@orlpride.com) feed.
Enjoy the game. Go Pride!
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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 132: North Carolina Rewind, Louisville Preview, and More
The Pride hit a new low for 2026 and must regroup for the upcoming Racing Louisville match.
Just when you think the Orlando Pride have bottomed out and things might start to turn around, the team shows you there’s a new, lower level possible. The Pride played an apathetic and inept brand of soccer on the road against a struggling North Carolina Courage team, which put Orlando on full blast. The 5-0 loss could have been even worse, and the attack rarely created much threat for the Courage back line to deal with. If this is what life is like without Barbra Banda, the Pride are literally a one-player team, and that’s simply not good enough.
We look back at a lopsided loss for as long as we could bear it, checked our score predictions, deferred our selections for Player of the Match to any fan who sat through the entire game, and pondered what the club’s general manager is doing, whether the players have tuned out Head Coach Seb Hines, and what exactly the plan is to fix the mess that the 2024 double winners have quickly become.
This week’s mailbagbox is understandably bitter and cynical, although we did get to reminisce about shopping for school supplies and Trapper Keepers. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. 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.
Finally, we looked ahead to Friday’s home game against Racing Louisville. Both of your hosts will be in the stadium as fans for that one (our first time seeing a match together), and we’re curious whether Orlando will show some…err…pride…after such a dreadful showing at North Carolina. We look at the series history, the teams’ relative positions in the standings, and who has been creating danger for Louisville. Then we provide our key matchups and score predictions.
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Here’s how Episode 132 went down:
0:15 – The Pride were awful on Friday against the Courage.
14:40 – The mailbagbox has had it.
33:47 – Orlando prepares for Racing Louisville at home.
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