Marta scored on a second-half penalty kick to interrupt a scoreless tie and the Orlando Satisfaction remained undefeated by successful 2-0 in a showdown Sunday night time with the visiting Washington Spirit and clinching one of the best document within the NWSL.
An personal aim accounted for the opposite tally. Satisfaction goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse made 5 saves for her thirteenth clear sheet of the season.
The Satisfaction (17-0-6, 57 factors), enjoying for the primary time since posting a 4-0-1 document in September, have received three straight matches. They’ve three regular-season matches remaining.
The Spirit (15-6-2, 47 factors) misplaced for the second time of their previous three matches. Washington entered the match as the one crew within the league nonetheless able to catching the Satisfaction, although the Spirit is in an in depth competitors with NJ/NY Gotham FC and Kansas Metropolis Present for the second place within the standings.
Washington was known as for 22 fouls in comparison with six on Orlando.
Marta’s eighth aim of the season got here when she transformed the penalty kick within the 56th minute by sending the ball into the underside left nook of the aim. That adopted a foul within the penalty space on Washington’s Tara McKeown.
Marta has scored in back-to-back matches for the primary time this season, although she had a two-goal match in June.
The personal aim got here within the 73rd minute when the ball went within the internet off McKeown. It got here as Adriana made a robust transfer with the ball into the field and unleashed a shot, with McKeown’s try to dam the shot as an alternative of redirecting the ball into the web.
The primary half was comparatively even in most classes, although 11 of the 14 fouls known as within the opening 45 minutes have been known as towards the Spirit.
The Satisfaction received 3-2 on the highway towards Washington on April 26 of their first assembly of the season.
–Area Degree Media
