NWSL

Orlando Pride vs Portland Thorns FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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  • 30': Barbra Banda
  • 40': Barbra Banda
FT
2 - 1
  • 71': Izzy D'Aquila

Orlando Pride defeat Portland Thorns 2-1

Barbra Band scored two goals in the first half to lead the Orlando Pride to a 2-1 victory over the Portland Thorns FC on Friday at Inter&Co Stadium.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Morgan Gautrat (Orlando Pride).
  • 4': Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
  • 9': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 11': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
  • 11': Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Sam Coffey.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafaelle Souza.
  • 22': Foul by Marie Müller (Portland Thorns).
  • 22': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Julie Doyle with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marta with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Offside, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie is caught offside.
  • 28': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 29': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Portland Thorns 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 32': Delay in match (Portland Thorns).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
  • 39': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 40': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+3': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Watt replaces Barbra Banda.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Nicole Payne replaces Reyna Reyes.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Jessie Fleming.
  • 46': Foul by Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 46': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Julie Doyle.
  • 48': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
  • 48': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
  • 48': Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Sam Coffey.
  • 53': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Christine Sinclair.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marta with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Janine Beckie with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
  • 55': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julie Doyle.
  • 58': Offside, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gautrat.
  • 61': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Emily Sams.
  • 62': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Izzy D'Aquila replaces Christine Sinclair.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Sams.
  • 65': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marta.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Izzy D'Aquila (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Janine Beckie with a through ball.
  • 68': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Coriana Dyke replaces Julie Doyle.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 71': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 1. Izzy D'Aquila (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
  • 72': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Ana Dias replaces Janine Beckie.
  • 72': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg replaces Marie Müller.
  • 72': Foul by Ana Dias (Portland Thorns).
  • 72': Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 74': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 75': Foul by Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 75': Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Brianna Martínez replaces Morgan Gautrat.
  • 79': Delay in match (Portland Thorns).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ana Dias with a headed pass.
  • 83': Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
  • 87': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Amanda Allen replaces Adriana.
  • 87': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Lemos replaces Kerry Abello.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 89': Foul by Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride).
  • 89': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+5': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 2, Portland Thorns 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 9,226

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
16 Morgan Gautrat
2 Haley McCutcheon
9 Adriana
20 Julie Doyle
22 Barbra Banda
10 Marta

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Shelby Hogan (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly Yellow Card
23 Marie Müller
2 Reyna Reyes
21 Jessie Fleming
8 Hina Sugita
17 Sam Coffey
12 Christine Sinclair
13 Olivia Moultrie
16 Janine Beckie

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