NWSL Challenge Cup

Orlando Pride vs Washington Spirit, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Orlando Pride
  • 11': Sydney Leroux
FT
1 - 0
Washington Spirit
  • Red Card 90'+2': Kelley O'Hara

About

Orlando Pride are hosting Washington Spirit at Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Orlando Pride. Alex Morgan tries a through ball, but Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 2': Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  • 3': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
  • 5': Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit).
  • 6': Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Foul by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir (Orlando Pride).
  • 6': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride).
  • 7': Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andi Sullivan with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  • 11': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Morgan with a through ball.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
  • 13': Marta (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card.
  • 15': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Saori Takarada (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jade Moore (Orlando Pride) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 19': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 21': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Tegan McGrady (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marisa Viggiano.
  • 30': Hand ball by Saori Takarada (Washington Spirit).
  • 34': Ali Riley (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 35': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marta with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Ali Riley (Orlando Pride).
  • 36': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Ali Riley (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Saori Takarada (Washington Spirit).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Ali Riley (Orlando Pride).
  • 41': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dorian Bailey with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit).
  • 45'+1': Taylor Kornieck (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 47': Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 49': Offside, Orlando Pride. Marisa Viggiano tries a through ball, but Marta is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aubrey Bledsoe.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Sonnett.
  • 57': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ashlyn Harris.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Marisa Viggiano.
  • 59': Foul by Tegan McGrady (Washington Spirit).
  • 59': Jade Moore (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Marisa Viggiano (Orlando Pride).
  • 61': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sydney Leroux.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tegan McGrady with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tori Huster.
  • 61': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ashlyn Harris.
  • 62': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
  • 63': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Marta.
  • 64': Penalty Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty saved! Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kumi Yokoyama replaces Ashley Hatch.
  • 69': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ali Krieger.
  • 70': Offside, Washington Spirit. Tori Huster tries a through ball, but Ashley Sanchez is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marta.
  • 72': Offside, Orlando Pride. Jade Moore tries a through ball, but Alex Morgan is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Courtney Petersen replaces Jade Moore.
  • 75': Foul by Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit).
  • 75': Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Julia Roddar replaces Dorian Bailey.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Kumi Yokoyama (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tegan McGrady.
  • 77': Foul by Taylor Kornieck (Orlando Pride).
  • 77': Tegan McGrady (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kumi Yokoyama.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kumi Yokoyama (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 80': Ashlyn Harris (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Tegan McGrady (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andi Sullivan.
  • 82': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Meggie Dougherty Howard replaces Marta.
  • 84': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Anna Heilferty replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 85': Courtney Petersen (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit).
  • 86': Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Courtney Petersen (Orlando Pride).
  • 89': Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kumi Yokoyama (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anna Heilferty.
  • 90'+1': Alex Morgan (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Toni Pressley replaces Ali Krieger because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Chelsee Washington replaces Sydney Leroux.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
12 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 9
51.8 Possession 48.2
19 SHOTS 8
9 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
266 Accurate Passes 238
346 Passes 337
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
31 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 60
29 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 19
10 Tackles 32
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 17
14 Effective Clearances 27
14 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 1,135

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Carolina Courage 5 +12 11
2 Gotham FC 4 +1 7
3 Washington Spirit 5 -4 6
4 Orlando Pride 4 -9 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

ORL Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Ashlyn Harris (GK) Yellow Card
21 Phoebe McClernon
11 Ali Krieger
7 Ali Riley Yellow Card
8 Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir
10 Marta Yellow Card
6 Jade Moore
14 Marisa DiGrande
13 Alex Morgan
2 Sydney Leroux
22 Taylor Flint
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Konya Plummer, Ally Haran, Chelsee Washington, Abigail Kim, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Toni Pressley, Courtney Petersen, Carrie Lawrence, Erin McLeod.

WAS Washington Spirit (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
7 Saori Takarada
6 Emily Sonnett Yellow Card
9 Tegan McGrady
5 Kelley O'Hara Yellow Card
12 Andi Sullivan
19 Dorian Bailey
23 Victoria Huster
33 Ashley Hatch
10 Ashley Sanchez
2 Trinity Rodman
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Devon Kerr, Anna Heilferty, Julia Roddar, Natalie Jacobs, Camryn Biegalski, Sam Staab, Mariana Speckmaier, Kumi Yokoyama, Chinyelu Asher.

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