NWSL

Orlando Pride vs Chicago Red Stars, 2024 NWSL, Playoffs - Quarterfinals

· NWSL
Orlando Pride
  • 26': Haley McCutcheon
  • 39': Barbra Banda
  • 45'+6': Barbra Banda
  • 56': Marta (P)
FT
4 - 1
Chicago Red Stars
  • 60': Jameese Joseph

Orlando Pride dominate Chicago Red Stars in 4-1 victory

The Orlando Pride, buoyed by Barbra Banda's two goals, beat the Chicago Red Stars 4-1 at Inter&Co Stadium on Friday for their first-ever NWSL playoff victory.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelina.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cori Dyke.
  • 4': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Angelina (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Summer Yates.
  • 12': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 12': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kerry Abello with a cross.
  • 14': Offside, Orlando Pride. Summer Yates is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haley McCutcheon.
  • 19': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 24': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 25': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Angelina (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 26': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ally Watt following a corner.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 34': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 34': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Summer Yates (Orlando Pride).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Hand ball by Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 38': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 38': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Adriana replaces Summer Yates because of an injury.
  • 39': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, Chicago Red Stars 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Sams with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 40': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Mallory Swanson is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adriana with a through ball.
  • 45': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
  • 45': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Angelina (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+4': Natalia Kuikka (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Orlando Pride 3, Chicago Red Stars 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Watt following a fast break.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 3, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 3, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Camryn Biegalski replaces Bea Franklin.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jenna Bike replaces Ally Schlegel.
  • 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Julie Doyle replaces Ally Watt.
  • 49': Hand ball by Hannah Anderson (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 50': Marta (Orlando Pride) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Julie Doyle.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 53': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 54': Penalty Orlando Pride. Barbra Banda draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by Hannah Anderson (Chicago Red Stars) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Delay in match (Chicago Red Stars). VAR checking.
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': VAR Decision: Penalty Orlando Pride.
  • 56': Goal! Orlando Pride 4, Chicago Red Stars 0. Marta (Orlando Pride) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 58': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kerry Abello.
  • 59': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Cari Roccaro (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 59': Foul by Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
  • 59': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Goal! Orlando Pride 4, Chicago Red Stars 1. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Offside, Orlando Pride. Barbra Banda is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Cori Dyke (Orlando Pride).
  • 63': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Mallory Swanson is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Cori Dyke (Orlando Pride).
  • 67': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Cori Dyke (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 68': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Cari Roccaro.
  • 72': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kerry Abello.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Hannah Anderson (Chicago Red Stars) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Julia Grosso with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marta.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Julia Grosso (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Groom.
  • 75': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Morgan Gautrat replaces Cori Dyke.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Malham.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gautrat (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerry Abello.
  • 78': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
  • 79': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
  • 79': Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Morgan Gautrat (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 81': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Júlia Bianchi replaces Julia Grosso.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Jenna Bike (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mallory Swanson with a through ball.
  • 85': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Jameese Joseph is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ally Cook replaces Shea Groom.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 87': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Carson Pickett replaces Barbra Banda.
  • 87': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Viviana Villacorta replaces Marta.
  • 87': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 88': Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Angelina (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adriana.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julie Doyle with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviana Villacorta.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jenna Bike (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mallory Swanson with a through ball.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Anna Moorhouse.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ally Cook (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jenna Bike with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannah Anderson with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 4, Chicago Red Stars 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 4, Chicago Red Stars 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 2
48.8 Possession 51.2
10 SHOTS 27
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
313 Accurate Passes 327
381 Passes 396
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 48
14 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 11
12 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 9
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 4
33 Effective Clearances 17
33 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 11,496

Line-Ups

ORL Orlando Pride (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
3 Kylie Strom
6 Emily Sams
25 Kerry Abello
31 Cori Dyke Yellow Card
15 Angelina
2 Haley McCutcheon
28 Summer Yates
11 Ally Watt
22 Barbra Banda
10 Marta
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Adriana, Carrie Lawrence, Morgan Gautrat, Julie Doyle, Carson Pickett, Ally Lemos, Viviana Villacorta, McKinley Crone, Celia Jiménez.

CHI Chicago Red Stars (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
41 Hannah Anderson
4 Cari Roccaro
32 Taylor Malham
12 Natalia Kuikka
34 Ally Schlegel
21 Julia Grosso
20 Bea Franklin
8 Jameese Joseph
10 Shea Groom
9 Mallory Swanson
Chicago Red Stars Substitutes:
Ally Cook, Jenna Bike, Rosella Ayane, Chardonnay Curran, Mackenzie Wood, Julia Bianchi, Leilanni Nesbeth, Camryn Biegalski, Tatumn Milazzo.

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