{"id":269428,"date":"2026-05-13T13:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269428\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:20","slug":"boston-legacy-beat-orlando-pride-on-amanda-gutierres-pk-in-stoppage-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/269428\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Legacy beat Orlando Pride on Amanda Gutierres PK in stoppage time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The win is the Legacy\u2019s second of their inaugural season after a 3-2 victory over Denver<\/a> on May 4.<\/p>\n

Gutierres\u2019s winner was the first NWSL tally for the Brazilian striker, who came in as one of Boston\u2019s most highly touted scorers but had yet to get on the scoresheet this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the moment that we needed her, she [said] \u2018I\u2019m here. I\u2019m going to score this goal,\u2019 \u201d Legacy coach Filipa Pat\u00e3o said. \u201cI was not concerned, she was not concerned, and this is why she was so composed in the penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gutierres was awarded the penalty kick after VAR ruled Orlando had committed a hand ball in the box following a Boston corner kick.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian striker was also involved in the 72nd-minute equalizer. With the Legacy trailing, 1-0, Gutierres headed a long ball down to Aleigh Gambone at the top of the box, and Gambone buried a volley for her first NWSL goal. <\/p>\n

Gutierres and Gambone were second-half substitutions \u2014 Gutierres in the 57th minute and Gambone in the 65th \u2014 and the fresh legs paid off for Boston, just three days removed from a high-intensity draw with Gotham.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed fresh players, players that can bring better decisions inside the game and better executions just because they\u2019re not so tired like the other ones,\u201d Pat\u00e3o said.<\/p>\n

While the Legacy (2-5-2, 8 points) controlled the pace and largely kept Orlando out of the attacking third, the Pride scored first. Officials awarded Orlando a penalty kick after ruling that A\u00efssata Traor\u00e9 committed a holding foul in the box, and Marta buried it past Legacy goalkeeper Casey Murphy to take a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute.<\/p>\n

Marta, the Brazilian star, was replaced by the league\u2019s top scorer, Barbara Banda, at halftime. The Legacy kept Banda, who has eight goals, scoreless in the second half.<\/p>\n

When Banda entered the game, Orlando (3-4-2, 11 points) began playing a more transitional game, so Pat\u00e3o made five substitutions to adapt to Banda\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to adapt, and we need to be ready for this type of game too,\u201d the coach said.<\/p>\n

Defender Nicki Hernandez saw her first game action since suffering a lower-body injury in the Legacy\u2019s inaugural match on March 14, replacing Nichelle Prince in the 75th minute. She said it was noticeable how much the team had improved since her last appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge difference today, not only in the fight, but the intelligence that the girls are bringing \u2014 tackling, giving everything their all,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of coming back to a team like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emma Healy can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com<\/a> or on X @ByEmmaHealy<\/a>.<\/p>\n