The Orlando Pride (4-4-5, 17 points) drew the North Carolina Courage (5-4-3, 18 points) tonight in the triangle. Sydney Leroux gave the Pride the lead in the 50th minute but the Courage equalized two minutes later through Brittany Ratcliffe.
Earlier in the week, interim head coach Becky Burleigh said that she would depend on assistant coaches Seb Hines and Lloyd Yaxley when preparing for the game. So it’s no surprise that Burleigh’s first NWSL lineup featured the same 11 players as last weekend’s 2-0 loss to OL Reign.
In the early minutes of the game, both teams were able to build up attacks but were unable to create chances in the final third.