Orlando Pride vs Washington Spirit, 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup

· Washington Spirit win 4-2 on penalties

Orlando Pride

41': Rafaelle

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Washington Spirit win 4-2 on penalties

Washington Spirit

72': Leicy Santos

Kingsbury heroics lead Washington Spirit to Challenge Cup win

The Washington Spirit won the NWSL Challenge Cup on Thursday defeating the Orlando Pride 4-2 in a penalty shootout, thanks to a crucial save by Aubrey Kingsbury.

Match Timeline

34': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) Yellow Card at 34'
36': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) Yellow Card at 36'
41': Rafaelle (Orlando Pride) Goal at 41'
45': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) Substitution at 45'
61': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 61'
61': Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 61'
66': Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride) Substitution at 66'
72': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) Goal at 72'
82': Prisca Chilufya (Orlando Pride) Substitution at 82'
82': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

WAS		ORL
18	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
47.8	Possession	52.2
9	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 8,880

Line-Ups

Orlando Pride (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anna Moorhouse (GK)
4	Rafaelle
3	Kylie Nadaner
25	Kerry Abello
6	Emily Sams
2	Haley McCutcheon
16	Morgan Gautrat
15	Angelina
11	Ally Watt
22	Barbra Banda
10	Marta

Orlando Pride Substitutes:

Prisca Chilufya, McKinley Crone, Viviana Villacorta, Julie Doyle, Grace Chanda, Zara Chavoshi, Brianna Martinez, Ally Lemos, Summer Yates.

Washington Spirit (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
24	Esme Morgan
9	Tara McKeown
3	Casey Krueger
14	Gabrielle Carle
17	Hal Hershfelt
5	Narumi Miura
10	Leicy Santos
33	Ashley Hatch
39	Chloe Ricketts
13	Brittany Ratcliffe

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Makenna Morris, Sandy MacIver, Rebeca Bernal, Kiley Dulaney, Trinity Rodman, Meg Boade, Margie Detrizio.

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