Orlando Pride vs Washington Spirit, 2024 NWSL, Playoffs - Championship

· NWSL

Orlando Pride

37': Barbra Banda

FT
1 - 0

Washington Spirit

Barbra Banda's goal lifts Orlando Pride over Washington Spirit

Orlando Pride celebrates its first NWSL championship

The Pride become first club since 2019 to win NWSL Shield and championship in the same season.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
4': Attempt blocked. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
6': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
6': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
8': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kerry Abello.
8': Attempt blocked. Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross.
9': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
9': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
11': Delay in match because of an injury Cori Dyke (Orlando Pride).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15': Attempt saved. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
21': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
21': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
27': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
27': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
28': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
31': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
37': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelina.
39': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
39': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
41': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
42': Angelina (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
42': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt saved. Marta (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cori Dyke.
43': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
44': Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
45': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
45': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross following a corner.
45': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tara McKeown with a headed pass.
45'+2': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
45'+5': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
45'+5': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
47': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
47': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ally Watt.
48': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
48': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross following a set piece situation.
49': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit).
50': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
51': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Hand ball by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
53': Attempt blocked. Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
53': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
53': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross following a corner.
54': Offside, Orlando Pride. Adriana is caught offside.
58': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
58': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
58': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
59': Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Paige Metayer.
61': Attempt missed. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
62': Attempt missed. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barbra Banda.
65': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
66': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Summer Yates replaces Adriana.
66': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Emily Sams.
67': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tara McKeown with a cross.
69': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
69': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenna Morris.
70': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
70': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Makenna Morris.
74': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aubrey Kingsbury.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
74': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Julie Doyle replaces Ally Watt.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
77': Attempt blocked. Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Attempt blocked. Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.
79': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
79': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Emily Sams.
83': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
84': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
85': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Carson Pickett replaces Kerry Abello.
86': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Morgan Gautrat replaces Angelina.
87': Attempt blocked. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
88': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lena Silano.
90'+2': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
90'+7': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
90'+8': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Cori Dyke.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross following a corner.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.
0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 0.

Statistics

WAS		ORL
11	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	5
57.6	Possession	42.4
26	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
293	Accurate Passes	190
374	Passes	279
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	1
24	Crosses	11
0.4	Cross %	0.1
32	Long Balls	78
13	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
11	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	17
25	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	3
16	Effective Clearances	34
16	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: CPKC Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Line-Ups

Orlando Pride (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anna Moorhouse (GK)
3	Kylie Strom
6	Emily Sams
25	Kerry Abello
31	Cori Dyke
2	Haley McCutcheon
15	Angelina
9	Adriana
11	Ally Watt
22	Barbra Banda
10	Marta

Orlando Pride Substitutes:

Celia Jiménez, Summer Yates, Viviana Villacorta, Carrie Lawrence, Morgan Gautrat, Carson Pickett, Julie Doyle, McKinley Crone, Ally Lemos.

Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
24	Esme Morgan
9	Tara McKeown
3	Casey Krueger
26	Paige Metayer
10	Leicy Santos
8	Makenna Morris
17	Hal Hershfelt
33	Ashley Hatch
19	Rosemonde Kouassi
2	Trinity Rodman

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Courtney Brown, Lena Silano, Annaïg Butel, Chloe Ricketts, Brittany Ratcliffe, Kate Wiesner, Nicole Barnhart, Heather Stainbrook, Gabrielle Carle.

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