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Pride Fall 1-0 to Chicago in Stoppage Time

September 11, 2019 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Orlando Pride News Release


ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando Pride (4-14-2, 14 points) fell 1-0 to the Chicago Red Stars (11-8-2, 35 points) on Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium. The Red Stars were reduced to 10 players in the match when Katie Johnson was shown her second yellow card in the 64th minute, but were able to find the breakthrough in stoppage time off the head of Casey Short.

At halftime of Wednesday's match, the Pride announced the Club's first ever Breast Cancer Awareness match, set to take place on Saturday, October 12 in the team's regular-season finale at Exploria Stadium. In addition, the match events will be bolstered by a league-wide online auction to benefit Libby's Legacy , an Orlando-based non-profit selected by Pride defender Toni Pressley, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in August.

Orlando Pride Head Coach Marc Skinner:

"I think you can see it for yourself. It will be probably the lowest Orlando Pride has been and only from there can you rise up...If I look at the game today, I thought we were excellent. Our mental resilience at the back considering we've given away three sloppy goals against Seattle [Reign FC]. We had just- mistakes, rookie mistakes from a counterattack which they know how to defend; they just make decisions that are incorrect because they're young and inexperienced. That's the summary of the game, I think you've seen it for yourself. It was a sucker punch at the end and we didn't do enough in the final third thinking wise, we didn't think enough to be able to score the chances that we should have created more."

Scoring Recap:

90+5' Casey Short (Sam Kerr) - CHI 1, ORL 0

The visitors earned the late game-winner when a cross from Sam Kerr from the right side of the box found the head of Casey Short in the middle of the penalty area for the finish.

Match Notes:

Goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris registered six saves in the match, her highest total since she recorded seven in the Pride's last home match against Utah on August 17. Harris came up with huge saves on the night, including a breakaway stop on Sam Kerr in the 75th minute.

With her first save of the night, Harris also recorded her 200th save as a member of the Pride.

Casey Short's finish in the fifth minute of stoppage time was the second latest that the Pride have conceded this season. Tierna Davidson found the back of the net in the Red Stars last matchup against the Pride in the 96th minute for the latest goal conceded by Orlando this season.

During the halftime break, the Pride announced their first ever Breast Cancer Awareness match, scheduled for the Club's 2019 home finale on October 12 against Reign FC.

Wednesday's match served as the last at home for the Pride in the month of September. The Pride will travel to North Carolina on Saturday before entering a week off from match play. They then close out the month at Sky Blue on Sunday, Sept. 29. Next Match: Orlando Pride face a quick turnaround, traveling to face the North Carolina Courage on Saturday, Sept. 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m ET at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Teams 1 2 F

Chicago Red Stars 0 1 1

Orlando Pride 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:

CHI - Casey Short (Sam Kerr) 90+5'

Misconduct Summary:

ORL - Claire Emslie (Yellow Card) 24'

CHI - Katlyn Johnson (Yellow Card) 39'

CHI - Katlyn Johnson (Second Yellow Card) 64'

CHI - Katlyn Johnson (Red Card) 64'

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando Pride - GK Ashlyn Harris ©; D Ali Krieger, Erin Greening, Shelina Zadorsky, Kristen Edmonds; M Joanna Boyles (Dani Weatherholt 77'), Alanna Kennedy, Marisa Viggiano; F Claire Emslie, Camila Martins Pereira (Abby Elinsky 56'), Rachel Hill (Danica Evans 77')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Haley Kopmeyer; D Carson Pickett, Morgan Reid; Bridget Callahan

Chicago Red Stars - GK Alyssa Naeher; D Sarah Gorden, Julie Ertz ©, Tierna Davidson, Casey Short; M Nikki Stanton (Savannah McCaskill 67'), Danielle Colaprico (Katie Naughton 90+7'), Morgan Brian; F Katie Johnson, Yuki Nagasato (Zoey Goralski 90+2'), Sam Kerr

Substitutes Not Used: GK Emily Boyd; D Brooke Elby; M Maria Sanchez

Details of the Game:

Time: 7 p.m. ET

Weather: Clear

Date: September 11, 2019

Attendance: 4,592

Stats Summary: ORL / CHI

Possession: 43.8% / 56.2%

Shots: 10 / 17

Shots on Goal: 1 / 8

Saves: 6 / 1

Corner Kicks: 2 / 8

Fouls: 8 / 12

Offside: 4 / 4

Officials:

REF: Elvis Osmanovic

AR1: Melissa Gonzalez

AR2: Casie Anderson

Fourth Official: Alyssa Nichols

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