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Houston dash vs orlando pride1/18/2024 She had Mikayla Cluff, who came on for Dougherty Howard at halftime, in the box, but the cross was over her head and the substitute had no chance of reaching it. Good, quick passing through the midfield by Strom and substitute Courtney Petersen set up Jenkins for a cross in the 73rd minute. The forward took aim but got under the ball and it sailed well over the target and into the upper level of the stands. Jenkins had another chance in the 63rd minute, when she received the ball from Celia near the top of the box. However, after a brief hesitation, the assistant referee raised the flag signaling offside, which appeared on the replay to be the wrong decision. It appeared as though the Pride had a breakaway in the 53rd minute when Villacorta sent Jenkins through in the Dash half. So we just kept that going and then we got the goal.” The more you shoot, the more you’re likely to score. Keep taking those shots, one’s bound to go in, follow up on the ball. I think our mindset going into the second half was just to keep building on those opportunities. “I think we had Houston facing their own goal most of the half. “I think we were really positive,” Jenkins said about the first half. We hit some out-of-range shots, which a player like Jane Campbell, she’s going to deal with them pretty easily.” I think we could have been a little bit more patient in the attacking third rather than just going straight towards goal. We created some good opportunities but not clear-cut opportunities. “We talked before the game about starting fast, putting the emphasis on Houston, making it uncomfortable early on,” Hines said after the game. But most of their attempts were right at Campbell, allowing Houston to get out of the first half even. Similarly, the Dash had a pair of late shots by Bri Visalli and Haley Hanson, but they were from distance and right at McLeod.Īt halftime, the Pride had more possession (50.8%-49.2%), shots (8-3), shots on target (5-2), corners (3-1), and crosses (3-1). But these shots were from distance and right at Campbell, creating no trouble for the Houston goalkeeper. The Pride continued to press forward, creating shots by Jenkins and Dougherty Howard. National Women’s Soccer League July 8, 2022 Huge stops for this first half against | #HoldItDown /qcnqag7ito The midfielder beat her defender to create a shot, but it was from a tight angle and right at Campbell, who made the catch. The Pride had another great chance in the 35th minute when Strom found Abello on the left side of the box. She found enough space for a shot but it was from distance and right at Campbell. The forward had Strom outside, which would’ve been the safer ball, but carried it inside instead. In the 21st minute, Tymrak found Jenkins on the left. However, it drifted just wide of the far post. The forward quickly took a shot on that skipped past the defender and the diving Campbell. The best first-half chance for the Pride came in the 17th minute. The striker was able to find enough space to take a shot, but it was blocked. A minute later, Dougherty Howard blocked a Dash pass and it went right to Jenkins. However, Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell did well to come out and collect the ball before Jenkins could get to it. The first opportunity for the Pride came in the ninth minute when Dougherty Howard looked for Jenkins in the box. However, the forward hit it poorly and the shot went wide of the target. Former Pride player Marisa Viggiano drew a foul by Dougherty Howard, and Emily Ogle sent the free kick into the box looking for Ebony Salmon. The Dash created the first chance of the game off the kickoff. Elizabeth Eddy was out injured and seven players were on international duty at the Concacaf W Championship and Euro 2022. Houston came into this game missing 10 players. Viviana Villacorta and Jordyn Listro were in the midfield behind Meggie Dougherty Howard, Erika Tymrak, and Abello, with Darian Jenkins up top. The back line in front of goalkeeper Erin McLeod consisted of Celia, Megan Montefusco, Lawrence, and Strom. It was Lawrence’s first start since May 27 against the Washington Spirit. Carrie Lawrence also came into the starting lineup, replacing Toni Pressley at center back. Kerry Abello joined the starting lineup in place of Thais Reiss, who moved to the bench. Pride Interim Head Coach Seb Hines made two changes from the team that drew Racing Louisville 2-2 last weekend in Daytona. The difference was a deflected ball off the head of Kylie Strom in the 79th minute that bounced in off defender Ally Prisock. It was also the Pride’s first win at home in 2022. The Orlando Pride (3-5-3, 12 points) found a second-half goal to beat the Houston Dash (4-4-3, 15 points) 1-0 at Exploria Stadium, ending a six-game winless streak.
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