ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Pride coach Marc Skinner took a seat for his postgame press conference and was about to voice his displeasure once again with the NWSL referees.
He was animated, pounding his hand on the table several times and was livid with referee Malik Badawi’s decision not to award a penalty to Orlando in the 65th minute.
Forward Claire Emslie collided with Utah goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart in the penalty area.
Instead of Badawi awarding a potential penalty to Orlando, he determined Emslie was at fault and whistled her for a foul and a Utah free kick.