CARY, N.C. (May 22, 2021) - Orlando Pride (1-0-1, 4 points) earned its first win of the 2021 regular season on Saturday night, picking up a 2-1 win on the road at 2019 NWSL Champion North Carolina Courage (0-1-1, 1 point). The win marked the first time the Courage lost at home since June 16, 2018, a span of 23 undefeated games over 1,071 days. The Pride scored on both sides
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Welcome to your match thread for a Saturday night match-up betwen the Orlando Pride and the North Carolina Courage at Sahlen’s Stadium in Cary, NC. The Pride (0-0-1, 1 point) and Courage (0-0-1, 1 point) both seek their first wins of the season after draws in their opening matches.
This is the first of three scheduled meetings between the teams this season and the first of two in North Carolina. The Courage will visit the Pride on the Fourth of July and Orlando will return to Sahlen’s Stadium on July 31.
May 22, 202111:18AM EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. (May 21, 2021) - The Orlando Pride (0-0-1, 1 point) head out on the road to face the North Carolina Courage (0-0-1, 1 point) on Saturday, May 22 at WakeMed Soccer Park. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. The match will be available to stream on Paramount+, with international viewers able to tune in on Twitch.
“They are a very, very difficult opponent. It’s going to be a tough challenge,” Orlando Pride Head Coach Marc Skinner said. “We need to do more than we did last time, however, we’ve got to add more of a threat going forward and the clinical kind of chances we want to create. I think we know how to do that and it’s just us having that consistency playing together that will create more opportunities for us to score and win the game.”