NWSL RESULTS SUMMARY-UPDATE:
Currently, Orlando Pride rank 1st, while Portland Thorns FC hold 4th position.Orlando Pride collectively has earned (27points) and won their record-setting eighth straight game by defeating the Portland Thorns with(19 points) (2-1) at Inter&Co Stadium.
It was a slow start to this game as the two teams tried to find ways to break down the opposition in the first 10 minutes. However, the Pride dominated the remainder of the first half, taking a 2-0 lead into halftime. The Thorns made two halftime changes and it made a difference as they created more chances than in the first 45 minutes.
Pride Head Coach Seb Hines made two changes to the starting lineup that beat the Seattle Reign 3-2 on Sunday. Morgan Gautrat returned to the lineup, replacing Ally Lemos, and Julie Doyle replaced Summer Yates, who was out with an illness.
The back line in front of Anna Moorhouse remained the same with Kerry Abello, Kylie Strom, Rafaelle, and Emily Sams. Gautrat and Haley McCutcheon were in the defensive midfield behind Doyle, Marta, and Adriana with Banda up top.
In the 17th minute, a bad touch by Christine Sinclair enabled Rafaelle to take possession and find Marta at the top of the box. The Brazilian fired from distance and the ball bounced off the chest of Thorns goalkeeper Shelby Hogan for the first save of the game.
One of the women's best soccer sensationist Marta took another shot in the 24th minute when Doyle lifted the ball over a pair of defenders, looking for her teammate on the far side of the six-yard box. It was far enough for Marta to control and get a shot off, but Hubly stayed in front and blocked the attempt.
First-half tatical action brace gave the hosts a (2-0) lead .And in the secondhalf Portland Thorns got one back through Izzy D’Aquila Scored at 71st minute,got one back for the Portland thorns and nearly Scored on multiple other occasions in the second half of the match , but it wasn’t enough as the Pride held on and claimed all three points at Inter&Co Stadium.
GOAL SCORERS FOR BOTH TEAMS(GS):
ORLANDO PRIDE:
B.Banda
30'th minutes
40th minutes
PORTLAND THORNS:
I. D'Aquila
71st minute
TEAM STATISTICS:
ORLANDO PRIDE VS PORTLAND THORNS
22 - Shots - 12
5 - Shots on target - 4
44% - Possession - 56%
401 - Passes - 492
HEADCOACH OF BOTH TEAMS:
ORLANDOPRIDE:
Seb Hines
PORTLAND THORNS:
Rob Gale
OFFICIATERS: REFEREE(REF):
Ekaterina Koroleva
ASSISTANT(ASST):
M. Rodman A. Sicaju
FOURTH OFFICIAL(FO):
W. Caouette
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