Gotham FC played to a scoreless draw against the Orlando Pride on Sunday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium, closing out a three-match homestand with a point in a rematch of the 2025 NWSL semifinals.<\/p>\n
Gotham generated the better chances and had more final third entries and touches in the opposing box, but neither team found a breakthrough in the first draw of the long-running series since 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us, finding ourselves again and having a good performance was key,\u201d said Gotham FC coach Juan Carlos Amor\u00f3s. \u201cAt the same time, we\u2019re disappointed we couldn\u2019t get the three points. We dominated the game, had a lot of passes in the final third, but it\u2019s about how we break down those moments. It\u2019s another step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gotham FC (1-1-2, 5 points) remained in the middle of the NWSL standings, earning its second clean sheet at home this season and third in four matches.<\/p>\n
Gotham found its rhythm late in the first half, creating several dangerous opportunities. In the 35th minute, Rose Lavelle beat multiple defenders on the dribble and delivered a cross to the top of the box for Savannah McCaskill, whose volley was on target but saved by Orlando goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse. Lavelle created another chance minutes later, driving forward from midfield before firing a shot over the crossbar.<\/p>\n
The hosts nearly broke through again in the 41st minute when Katie Lampson controlled a ball in the box and set up Esther Gonz\u00e1lez, whose shot drifted just wide of the post.<\/p>\n
The pressure intensified late as Gotham pushed for a winner, but Orlando held firm defensively to preserve the clean sheet, staving off a late long-range effort from substitute Sofia Cook.<\/p>\n
Gotham FC will now turn its attention to its first road trip since opening weekend, traveling to CPKC Stadium on Saturday to face the Kansas City Current in a rematch of last season\u2019s historic upset in the NWSL quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Key Match Points<\/p>\n
Midfielder Rose Lavelle made her 100th career NWSL regular-season appearance in tonight\u2019s match.Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger recorded her 50th regular-season match played and started for Gotham FC tonight.Berger became the 23rd player in club history to reach 50 regular-season appearances and the 14th to reach 50 starts.Defender Emily Sonnett played the full 90 minutes, bringing her career regular-season total to 14,991 minutes. She is on track to become the 18th player in league history to surpass 15,000 minutes.Gotham FC held Orlando forward Barbra Banda scoreless, marking the first time this season she has been held without a goal.The match marked head coach Juan Carlos Amor\u00f3s\u2019 89th regular-season game coached, tying Sean Nahas for the eighth-most in NWSL history.<\/p>\n
Gotham FC vs Orlando Pride<\/p>\n
Sunday, March 29, 2026<\/p>\n
7 p.m. ET kickoff<\/p>\n
Sports Illustrated Stadium; Harrison, NJ<\/p>\n
Attendance: 6,009<\/p>\n
Weather: 50 degrees, partly cloudy<\/p>\n
Gotham FC (0, 0 \u2013 0)<\/p>\n
Orlando Pride (0, 0 \u2013 0)<\/p>\n
Gotham FC (4-3-3): 30 \u2013 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK); 19 \u2013 Kayla Duran (73\u2019 15 \u2013 Tierna Davidson), 27 \u2013 Jess Carter, 6 \u2013 Emily Sonnett, 4 \u2013 Lilly Reale; 7 \u2013 Jaelin Howell, 13 \u2013 Savannah McCaskill (81\u2019 21 \u2013 Sofia Cook), 16 \u2013 Rose Lavelle (C); 11 \u2013 Sarah Schupansky (53\u2019 23 \u2013 Midge Purce), 9 \u2013 Esther Gonz\u00e1lez, 28 \u2013 Katie Lampson (53\u2019 2 \u2013 Jordynn Dudley)<\/p>\n
Unused substitutes: 1 \u2013 Shelby Hogan (GK); 14 \u2013 Talia Sommer, 17 \u2013 Mak Whitham, 24 \u2013 Andrea Kitahata, 34 \u2013 Khyah Harper<\/p>\n
Head coach: Juan Carlos Amor\u00f3s<\/p>\n
Orlando Pride (4-3-3): 1 \u2013 Anna Moorhouse (GK); 21 \u2013 Oihane Hernandez, 5 \u2013 Hallie Mace, 4 \u2013 Rafaelle Souza, 12 \u2013 Cori Dyke; 6 \u2013 Ally Lemos, 7 \u2013 Angelina Coustantino (62\u2019 8 \u2013 Luana Bertolucci) ; 13 \u2013 Jacquie Ovalle (79\u2019 10 \u2013 Marta Vierda da Silva), 2 \u2013 Haley McCutcheon (C), 29 \u2013 Solai Washington (62\u2019 20 \u2013 Julie Doyle); 11 \u2013 Barbra Banda (90\u2019 41 \u2013 Hannah Anderson)<\/p>\n
Unused substitutes: 31 \u2013 Cara Martin, 80 \u2013 Simone Jackson, 28 \u2013 Reagan Raabe, 28 \u2013 Summer Yates, 20 \u2013 Julie Doyle<\/p>\n
Head coach: Seb Hines<\/p>\n
Stats Summary<\/p>\n
GFC \/ ORL<\/p>\n
Expected Goals: 0.63 \/ 0.72<\/p>\n
Shots: 10 \/ 11<\/p>\n
Shots on Goal: 2 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Saves: 4 \/ 2<\/p>\n
Corners: 11 \/ 1<\/p>\n
Fouls: 15 \/ 11<\/p>\n
Offside: 3 \/ 2<\/p>\n
Misconduct Summary<\/p>\n
Gotham FC<\/p>\n
69\u2019 – Kayla Duran (Yellow Card – Reckless Offense)<\/p>\n
81\u2019 – Jess Carter (Yellow Card – Tactical Foul)<\/p>\n
87\u2019 – Jordynn Dudley (Yellow Card – Dissent)<\/p>\n
Orlando Pride<\/p>\n
63\u2019 – Hallie Mace (Yellow Card – Tactical Foul)<\/p>\n
Officials<\/p>\n
Referee: Nabil Bensalah<\/p>\n
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Milhoan<\/p>\n
Assistant Referee 2: Noah Kenyawani<\/p>\n
4th Official: Matthew Corrigan<\/p>\n
VAR: Jamie Padilla<\/p>\n
AVAR: Melissa Beck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gotham FC played to a scoreless draw against the Orlando Pride on Sunday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211544,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-211543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}