NWSL

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

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Orlando Pride
  • 37': Barbra Banda
FT
1 - 0
Washington Spirit

    Barbra Banda's goal lifts Orlando Pride over Washington Spirit

    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 a difficult angle on the left 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 high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casey Krueger with a cross.
    • 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 centre of the goal. 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 very close range is too high 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 high and wide to the right. 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 centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Haley McCutcheon.
    • 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).
    • 73': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Makenna Morris.
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 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

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    11 Fouls 16
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 5
    57.8 Possession 42.2
    26 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    292 Accurate Passes 187
    375 Passes 276
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    10 Accurate Crosses 0
    25 Crosses 13
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    31 Long Balls 78
    12 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    11 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 16
    25 Tackles 24
    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
    Attendance: 11,500

    Line-Ups

    ORL Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)

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

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

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