Kansas City Current vs Orlando Pride, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
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42': Carrie LawrenceMarta gives Orlando win over KC in battle of unbeaten teams
Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to give the Orlando Pride victory over the host Kansas City Current 2-1 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 2': Attempt saved. Angelina (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marta.
- 6': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
- 6': Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
- 7': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
- 10': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Angelina (Orlando Pride).
- 12': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
- 12': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride).
- 13': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Foul by Angelina (Orlando Pride).
- 16': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current).
- 19': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
- 19': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
- 20': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
- 22': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current).
- 23': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Marta (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card.
- 24': Attempt missed. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marta.
- 25': Foul by Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride).
- 25': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
- 28': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Delay in match (Orlando Pride).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt missed. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elizabeth Ball.
- 35': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current).
- 36': Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
- 37': Goal! Kansas City Current 0, Orlando Pride 1. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 39': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 1. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez.
- 42': Foul by Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride).
- 42': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Second yellow card to Carrie Lawrence (Orlando Pride) for a bad foul.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
- 44': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Rafaelle Souza replaces Julie Doyle.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
- 45'+1': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Anna Moorhouse.
- 45'+2': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
- 45'+3': Angelina (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current).
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
- 45'+5': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
- 45'+6': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 1.
- 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Haley McCutcheon replaces Summer Yates.
- 46': Foul by Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current).
- 46': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
- 47': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Marta (Orlando Pride).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current).
- 49': Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
- 50': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Claire Lavogez.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
- 53': Attempt missed. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 55': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
- 56': Attempt missed. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 57': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Claire Lavogez.
- 57': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
- 57': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
- 60': Penalty Orlando Pride. Adriana draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Adrianna Franch (Kansas City Current) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Adrianna Franch (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Adriana (Orlando Pride).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 2. Marta (Orlando Pride) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 66': Attempt saved. Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
- 69': Attempt missed. Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elizabeth Ball.
- 70': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Coriana Dyke replaces Angelina.
- 70': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Watt replaces Adriana.
- 71': Foul by Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current).
- 71': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Ellis Wheeler replaces Claire Hutton.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
- 74': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
- 74': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Delay in match (Kansas City Current).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Foul by Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride).
- 77': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bayley Feist.
- 78': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
- 80': 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 Kerry Abello.
- 82': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
- 82': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Lauren replaces Elizabeth Ball.
- 87': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
- 88': Attempt missed. Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
- 90': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
- 90': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Brianna Martínez replaces Marta.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lauren (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michelle Cooper with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lauren (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Anna Moorhouse.
- 90'+3': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Haley McCutcheon.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Stine Ballisager (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
- 90'+4': Stine Ballisager (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Debinha.
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. Lauren (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hailie Mace with a cross.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 2.
- 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 1, Orlando Pride 2.
Statistics
 ORL |
KC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 195 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
| 287 | Passes | 369 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 24 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: CPKC Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 11,500
Venue: CPKC Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 11,500
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 |
Line-Ups
Kansas City Current (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Adrianna Franch (GK)  |
| 12 | Stine Ballisager Pedersen |
| 7 | Elizabeth Ball |
| 18 | Izzy Rodriguez |
| 4 | Hailie Mace |
| 94 | Claire Lavogez |
| 14 | Claire Hutton |
| 10 | Lo'eau LaBonta |
| 99 | Debinha |
| 6 | Temwa Chawinga |
| 17 | Michelle Cooper |
Orlando Pride (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Moorhouse (GK) |
| 3 | Kylie Nadaner |
| 6 | Emily Sams |
| 25 | Kerry Abello |
| 12 | Carrie Lawrence |
| 15 | Angelina |
| 28 | Summer Yates |
| 9 | Adriana |
| 20 | Julie Doyle |
| 22 | Barbra Banda |
| 10 | Marta |
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