NWSL

Orlando Pride vs Washington Spirit, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Orlando Pride
  • 23': Marta (P)
  • 77': Kylie Nadaner
FT
2 - 1
Washington Spirit
  • 28': Sam Staab

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 12': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 12': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 15': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paige Metayer.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 20': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride).
  • 20': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 21': Penalty Orlando Pride. Adriana draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': Penalty conceded by Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0. Marta (Orlando Pride) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 27': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Haley McCutcheon.
  • 28': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 1. Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Inès Jaurena with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marta.
  • 36': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
  • 36': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Megan Montefusco (Orlando Pride) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Adriana with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kerry Abello.
  • 43': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Megan Montefusco.
  • 44': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adriana with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+1': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit).
  • 45'+3': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Dorian Bailey replaces Amber Brooks.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Haley McCutcheon.
  • 50': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
  • 50': Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 53': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 54': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
  • 54': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 55': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Anna Moorhouse.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Anna Moorhouse.
  • 56': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Sam Staab with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kerry Abello.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Dorian Bailey.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Dorian Bailey.
  • 63': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 66': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Watt replaces Messiah Bright.
  • 66': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikayla Cluff.
  • 70': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ashley Hatch.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerry Abello.
  • 72': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
  • 73': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride).
  • 76': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 77': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, Washington Spirit 1. Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Marta with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  • 81': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Inès Jaurena.
  • 82': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
  • 83': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Foul by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
  • 86': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
  • 89': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Marissa Sheva replaces Paige Metayer.
  • 89': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Nicole Douglas replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 90'+1': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Jordyn Listro replaces Kerry Abello.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Brianna Martínez replaces Marta.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+5': Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
  • 90'+5': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 2, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 2, Washington Spirit 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 4,290

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
2 Washington Spirit 26 +9 44
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 +7 40
4 Orlando Pride 26 +6 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
21 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
6 Emily Sams
5 Megan Montefusco
3 Kylie Nadaner
2 Haley McCutcheon Yellow Card
10 Marta
14 Viviana Villacorta
8 Mikayla Cluff
23 Messiah Bright
9 Adriana
25 Kerry Abello
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Celia Jiménez, Summer Yates, Carly Nelson, Ally Watt, Caitlin Cosme, Brianna Martinez, Tori Hansen, Jordyn Listro, Erika Tymrak.

WAS Washington Spirit (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
3 Sam Staab
9 Tara McKeown Yellow Card
12 Andi Sullivan Yellow Card
14 Gabrielle Carle
22 Amber Brooks
10 Ashley Sanchez
26 Paige Metayer
7 Ines Jaurena
2 Trinity Rodman Yellow Card
33 Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Lyza Jessee, Civana Kuhlmann, Nicole Douglas, Madison Elwell, Chloe Ricketts, Dorian Bailey, Marissa Sheva, Nicole Barnhart, Lena Silano.

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