NWSL

Orlando Pride vs North Carolina Courage, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Orlando Pride
  • 29': Ally Watt
  • 40': Barbra Banda
  • 45'+2': Julie Doyle
  • 77': Barbra Banda
FT
4 - 1
North Carolina Courage
  • 52': Emily Sams (OG)

Orlando Pride defeat North Carolina Courage 4-1

Barbra Banda tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Orlando Pride to a 4-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Wednesday at Exploria Stadium.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 7': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 11': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 11': Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez is caught offside.
  • 16': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Summer Yates.
  • 17': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 18': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Summer Yates (Orlando Pride).
  • 19': Angelina (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 21': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 22': Offside, Orlando Pride. Ally Watt is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
  • 22': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 23': Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barbra Banda following a fast break.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 32': Angelina (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelina.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelina.
  • 36': Foul by Summer Yates (Orlando Pride).
  • 36': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
  • 40': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ally Watt with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ally Watt.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Orlando Pride 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 45'+5': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 3, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 3, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 47': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 47': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 49': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 51': Foul by Emily Sams (Orlando Pride).
  • 51': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Own Goal by Emily Sams, Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride 3, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 53': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
  • 53': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julie Doyle.
  • 56': Foul by Angelina (Orlando Pride).
  • 56': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 57': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Haley Hopkins.
  • 58': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 59': Angelina (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 59': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 60': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Summer Yates with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Offside, Orlando Pride. Kylie Strom is caught offside.
  • 61': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 63': VAR Decision: No Goal Orlando Pride 3-1 North Carolina Courage.
  • 66': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Carrie Lawrence replaces Julie Doyle.
  • 66': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 68': Emily Sams (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 69': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride).
  • 70': Foul by Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
  • 70': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Emily Sams (Orlando Pride).
  • 72': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett is caught offside.
  • 73': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto is caught offside.
  • 73': Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 76': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Amanda Allen replaces Summer Yates.
  • 76': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Coriana Dyke replaces Kerry Abello.
  • 77': Goal! Orlando Pride 4, North Carolina Courage 1. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carrie Lawrence.
  • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
  • 79': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Lemos replaces Barbra Banda because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Mariana Larroquette replaces Ally Watt.
  • 84': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angelina with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Rafaelle Souza.
  • 89': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+1': Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Mariana Larroquette (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 4, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 4, North Carolina Courage 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 4,702

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Orlando Pride 26 +26 60
2 Washington Spirit 26 +23 56
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 26 +21 56
4 Kansas City Current 26 +26 55
Full Table

Line-Ups

ORL Orlando Pride (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
3 Kylie Strom
4 Rafaelle
25 Kerry Abello
6 Emily Sams
2 Haley McCutcheon
15 Angelina
28 Summer Yates
20 Julie Doyle
22 Barbra Banda
11 Ally Watt
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Mariana Larroquette, Celia Jiménez, Alex Kerr, Ally Lemos, McKinley Crone, Evelina Duljan, Amanda Allen, Cori Dyke, Carrie Lawrence.

NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
11 Feli Rauch
13 Ryan Williams
2 Ashley Sanchez
6 Narumi Miura
10 Denise O'Sullivan
34 Manaka Matsukubo
5 Haley Hopkins
14 Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Bianca St-Georges, Landy Mertz, Jenna Winebrenner, Marisa Bova, Riley Jackson, Dani Weatherholt, Brianna Pinto, Victoria Pickett, Meredith Speck.

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