Ladies First: NWSL 2024 PlayOffs QF Orlando Pride Chicago Red Stars

  

Quarts de Finale

8 novembre 2024

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Orlando Pride defeated Chicago Red Stars by a 4-1 scoreline on Friday night at Inter&Co Stadium. The win is the Pride’s first-ever NWSL playoff victory as the team will move onto the semifinal round which will also be hosted at Inter&Co Stadium. The Pride will now look ahead to the semifinal match that will be next weekend on either Saturday, Nov. 16 or Sunday at Inter&Co Stadium. That match will be played against the winner of the Kansas City Current and the North Carolina Courage quarterfinal. 

Haley McCutcheon opened the scoring for the Pride in the first half, which was her first goal of the season. It was also her first goal since April of the 2023 season, both of which were headers. The goal also served as the Pride’s first-ever home playoff goal in Club history. The Pride were also backed by a brace from Barbra Banda on the night. The brace served as her 14th and 15th goals of the season across all competitions and was the first-ever brace in the NWSL Quarterfinals.

Marta ended the Pride scoring with a finish from the penalty spot. The penalty was given via video review after Barbra Banda was taken down in the box, her fourth penalty earned in all competitions this season, all of which have resulted in goals. For Marta, it was her 10th goal of the 2024 season across all competitions and her first NWSL playoff goal.