Live Blogging: Orlando Pride Hosts Washington Spirit 07/07/2018

NWSL Soccer: Orlando Pride Hosts Washington Spirit 07/07/2018

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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Women’s Soccer’. Tonight it is the Orlando Pride SC hosting Washington Spirit. The Pride has played 15 games, 6-5-4, 22 points. While the Spirit has played 15 games, with a record of 2-9-4, 10 Points.

This will be the third meeting of the season, between these two clubs. The Spirit won the first match in March. While the Pride won the last meeting. Both previous matches were in Maryland.

The Pride is coming off a 3-0 loss to the Courage, last week. While the Spirit is coming off a 2-0 loss to the Red Stars.

It is the Orlando Pride hosting Washington Spirit, coming up shortly.

Match Location: Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, FL
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NWSL Scores:
England & Croatia Advance to Semifinals 
Night Racing at Daytona 
​MLB Scores:
UFC 226 Live Results: 

The Pride will be in 4-3-3 formation. While the Spirit is in the 4-2-3-1 formation. 

The Pride is in their purple uniforms. While the Spirit will be in white jerseys and red shorts. 

1st Half:
​:00:00: The Spirit will kick off the 1st Half.
:02:00: Leroux's shot is saved by Bledsoe. 
:02:00: INJURY TIMEOUT: Francisca Ordega leaves the game with forearm shot to the nose by Pride GK Harris.
:04:00: Leroux's shot went too high. 
:06:00: Sullivan's shot is saved by Harris. 
:07:00: Spirit currently playing with 10 players.
:07:00: Marta's shot is blocked by Bledsoe. 
:09:00: Marta's shot missed for the Pride.
:09:00: SUBSTITUTION: Meggie Doughety-Howard replaces Francisca Ordega, for the Spirit.
:10:00: Ubogagu's shot missed, for the Pride.
:10:00: Marta's header missed the Spirit goal.
:12:00: Marta's shot missed wide, for the Pride.
Red Stars Lead Sky Blue 2-0, 58th Minute 
:20:00: Banini's shot is too high, for the Spirit. 
Kerr Gets Hat Trick for the Red Stars 
:25:00: Spirit wins a corner kick.
:26:00: GOAL: Ashley Hatch with a header in the Pride Goal. ORL 0, WAS 1
​:28:00: Ubogagu's shot is missed, for the Pride.
:28:00: Pride wins the corner kick.
:28:00: Krieger's shot missed, for the Pride.
:34:00: Leroux's shot blocked, forcing a corner kick.
:34;00: Corner Kick won by the Pride.
:35:00: Corner kick won by the Pride.
:38:00: Hustler's shot is saved by Harris. 
:44:00: Doughty-Howard misses a shot, for the Spirit.
:45:00: 2 minutes of stoppage time.
:45:00+2: GOAL: Leroux with a shot to tie the Match. ORL 1, WAS 1
​:45:00+2: The Match has reached Halftime. 

Halftime: 
ORL 1, WAS 1

Halftime Thoughts;
The Pride looked dominate, but the Spirit opens up the scoring with a header from Ashley Hatch. Spirit looked like they were going to escape the 1st Half, with the lead.  But Sydney Leroux had different ideas, in stoppage time. 
NWSL Scores: 
Verner & Kraft tied for the lead in West Virginia 
Steinhouse Wins 1st Stage of Coca-Cola 400 
MLB Scores:
UFC 226 Live Results 

​2nd Half:
:45:00: Pride kick off to start the  2nd Half.
:49:00: van Egmond's shot missed, for the Pride.
:54:00: Marta's shot is blocked, for the Pride.
:56:00: Pickett's shot is blocked by Bledsoe. 
:58:00: Marta's shot is saved by Bledsoe.
:59:00: Marta's shot saved by Bledsoe.
:59:00: Marta's shot is blocked by Bledsoe.
:59:00: Pride wins a corner kick.
:60:00: Leroux's shot is blocked.
:61:00: Monica's shot saved by Bledsoe.
:63:00: Hatch's shot saved by Harris. 
:63:00: Banini's shot hits the Pride Goal Post.
:65:00: SUBSTITUTION: Dani Weatherholt replaces Christine Narin. 
:65:00: SUBSTITUTION: Camila replaces Emily van Egmond, for the Pride.
:65:00: SUBSTITUTION: Havana Solaun replaces Andi Sullivan, for the Spirit.
:68:00: Camila's shot missed, for the Pride.
​:70:00: Leroux's shot missed, for the Pride.
:72:00: SUBSTITUTION: Rachel Hill replaces Chioga Ubogagu, for the Pride.
:74:00: Leroux's shot is saved by Bledsoe. 
:75:00: SUBSTITUTION: Rose Lavelle replaces Estefania Banini, for the Spirit.
:75:00: Weatherholt's goal is waved off, due to injury delay for Huster. 
:76:00: A Pride Assistant Coach is ejected for arguing the waving of the goal.
:80:00: Leroux's shot is blocked by Bledsoe. Great Pass by Weatherholt. Corner Kick for the Pride.
:80:00: Kennedy's header hits the Spirit's Goal Post.
:81:00: Camila's shot missed, for the Pride.
:82:00: Smith concedes a corner kick. Pride wins the corner kick. 
:83:00: Kennedy misses a shot, for the Pride.
:84:00: Marta's shot saved by Bledsoe.
:86:00: GOAL: Marta with a go-ahead goal! ORL 2, WAS 1
​:88:00: Hatch's shot missed. Officials say corner kick for the Spirit. 
:88:00: Corner Kick for the Spirit.
:90:00: Harris stays inbounds, while saving a Lavelle free kick.
:90:00: 4 minutes of stoppage time.
:90:00+3: YELLOW CARD: Marta gets a yellow card, for a rough foul.4
:90:00+4: Corner Kick, for the Spirit.
:90:00+4: Bledsoe involved in corne kick.
:90:00+5: Church's had a couple of shots blocked. 
:90:00+5: Dydasco's shot misses, for the Spirit.
:90:00+5: The Match has reached Full Time.

Full Time:
ORL 2, WAS 1
ORL: (7-5-4, 25 points)
WAS: (2-10-4, 10 points)

PoG: Marta (ORL) G, 11 Shots, 5 SOG

Final Thoughts:
The Pride aggression paid off, in the 86th Minute, when Marta scored the GW Goal. Marta had a goal, off 11 shots (5 SOG). As for the Spirit, they got scoring from Hatch. But can they get some more scoring, to get something going, towards the end of the season.

The Pride will travel to Houston to play the Dash, on Wednesday. While the Spirit will take on Courage, in North Carolina, also on Wednesday. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Women's Soccer'. Thanks for visiting this page. 
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