Orlando Pride Loses on the Road at Louisville
September 16, 2022 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Orlando Pride News Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Orlando Pride (5-8-6, 21 points) dropped a tough decision on the road on Friday night, a 2-0 defeat at host Racing Louisville FC (3-8-8, 17 points) at Lynn Family Stadium.
The Pride led in nearly every category on the evening, including a 14-11 advantage on shots, but could not find the back of the next. The game marked the second-straight match that the Pride were held without a goal.
Defender Haley Hanson earned her first start in purple, slotting in at right back, while Anna Moorhouse made her second-straight start between the pipes. The English netminder totaled three saves in the match.
Orlando will now turn its attention to next week, which sees the team host two matches from the confines of Exploria Stadium. First, the North Carolina Courage visit Central Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.
Orlando Pride Interim Head Coach Seb Hines:
“Disappointed, we felt that coming here would have been a great opportunity to bounce back from the last couple of results. Games are built on taking chances and Louisville took their chances and we didn’t today. You know, goals change games. [If we had] scored in the first couple of minutes that changes the whole momentum of the game and we build on that. But it wasn’t meant to be and the result was us losing the game.”
Scoring Recap:
10′ Nadia Nadim (Jessica McDonald) – LOU 1, ORL 0
The home side got on the board 10 minutes into the match, with Jessica McDonald sending a low cross in from the right side, finding Nadia Nadim on the doorstep for a tap-in.
50′ Savannah DeMelo (Wang Shuang) – LOU 2, ORL 0
The home side got an insurance goal on the other side of the half, with Savannah DeMelo finding the top corner on a shot from outside of the area.
Match Notes:
Defender Haley Hanson made her first start for the Pride on Friday evening, having twice entered previous matches as a substitute since being acquired via trade in August.
Darian Jenkins returned to the starting XI for the first time since August 7 after missing some time due to a knee injury.
Anna Moorhouse made her second start of the regular season, both coming in the last two matches, picking up three saves on Friday night.
Next Match: Orlando returns to action at the midweek, hosting the North Carolina Courage on Wednesday evening. The match will mark the team’s first-ever “Woof Wednesday”, with fans able to bring their dogs to the match.
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Racing Louisville
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Scoring Summary:
LOU – Nadia Nadim (Jessica McDonald) 10′
LOU – Savannah DeMelo (Wang Shuang) 50′
Misconduct Summary:
LOU – Katie Lund (Yellow Card) 82′
Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando Pride – GK Anna Moorhouse; D Haley Hanson, Toni Pressley ©, Megan Montefusco, Kylie Strom (Kerry Abello 59′); M Jordyn Listro (Gunny Jónsdóttir 59′), Meggie Dougherty Howard, Mikayla Cluff; F Erika Tymrak (Courtney Petersen 67′), Julie Doyle (Leah Pruitt 59′), Darian Jenkins (Ally Watt 67′)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Kelly Rowswell; D Celia, Carrie Lawrence; F Thais Reiss
Racing Louisville – GK Katie Lund; D Lauren Milliet, Gemma Bonner ©, Satara Murray, Emily Fox; M Savannah DeMelo, Wang Shuang (Zaneta Wyne 90+2′, Jaelin Howell; F Jessica McDonald (Kirsten Davis 87′), Nadia Nadim, Emina Ekic (Alex Chidiac 85′)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Jordyn Bloomer, Kelsey Daugherty; D Rebecca Holloway, Nealy Martin; M Taylor Malham; F Parker Goins
Details of the Game:
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Date: Sept. 16, 2022
Attendance: 5,327
Stats Summary: ORL / LOU
Possession: 53.7% / 46.3%
Shots: 14 / 11
Shots on Goal: 7 / 5
Saves: 3 / 7
Corner Kicks: 9 / 5
Fouls: 9 / 15
Offsides: 1 / 0
Officials:
REF: Anya Voigt
AR1: Chris Schurfranz
AR2: Jennifer Dumaine
4TH: Erin Patterson
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