After what Orlando Pride Head Coach Tom Sermanni described as the worst first half of the season, the Pride bounced backed in the second half and made a game of things. However, three self-inflicted goals were Orlando’s demise and North Carolina (8-0-2, 26 points) remained undefeated, winning 4-3.
“I think it’s fairly obvious. Tonight we saw the worst of Orlando Pride and then at times the best of Orlando Pride,” Sermanni said. “Our first half performance was probably the poorest performance that our team has put together in two and a half seasons. We were lucky to be down one-nil at half time but then again, I think in the second half our players showed a great deal of character, came right back into the game, kept coming back into the game.