Wednesday, May 23, 2018

NWSL 2018 Week 9 Midweek

A big three games on at midweek this time, beginning with...

The Orlando Pride hosting the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Ashlyn Harris are in goal. North Carolina opened in the thirty-first minute with a Jessica McDonald goal, after McCall Zerboni and Denise O'Sullivan created chaos in the Pride box. Orlando tied it in the fifty-second minute on a Chioma Ubogagu goal, set up by Marta. The Courage retook the lead on a Debinha goal in the fifty-seventh minute. North Carolina added on in the sixty-second minute with a Samantha Mewis header that bounced off Harris' hand and into the net, credited officially as an own goal. The Pride pulled one back with an Alanna Kennedy goal in the sixty-fifth minute, made possible by Christine Nairn on the corner kick. In the seventy-second minute, Emily Van Egmond of the Pride took a yellow card for a foul. Orlando tied it in the eighty-third minute with a Rachel Hill goal, coming off of Marta. The Courage retook the lead with another spinning goal on the line, a McDonald header that Shelina Zadorsky could not keep out in the ninetieth minute, helped along by Jaelene Hinkle. Abby Erceg of the Courage received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 4-3 Courage, with McDonald named woman of the match. Also good for the Courage were Dunn, Debinha, Mewis, and Hinkle, while the Pride's best were Ali Krieger, Nairn, Kennedy, Ubogagu, and Marta.

Up in Maryland, the Washington Spirit welcome Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Aubrey Bledsoe make the starts in goal. Francisca Ordega of Washington had a yellow card for a sixteenth minute foul. The Spirit got going in the sixty-fourth minute with an Ashley Hatch goal, set up by Andi Sullivan on a free kick. The final held at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Hatch. Also good for the Spirit were Bledsoe (four save clean sheet), Ordega, Sullivan, Taylor Smith, and Caprice Dydasco, while Sky Blue's best were Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie, and Rebekah Stott.

Finally, the Houston Dash bring in Seattle Reign FC. Michelle Betos and Jane Campbell are in the six-yard boxes. Seattle started in the thirteenth minute with a Beverly Yanez goal, passed from Jodie Taylor and Allie Long. The Reign's Kristen McNabb took a sixty-seventh minute yellow card for her foul. Houston tied it in the sixty-eighth minute with a Kristie Mewis goal, set up by Rachel Daly on the ensuing free kick. The Dash took the lead in stoppage time with a Veronica Latsko goal, a deflected shot via Thembi Kgatlana. The final stayed at 2-1, with the woman of the match being Latsko. Also good for Houston were Daly, Mewis, and Allysha Chapman, while the Reign's best were Yanez, Taylor, Long, Rumi Utsugi, and Lauren Barnes.

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