The Orlando Pride earned their first win of the season on Sunday at home against the North Carolina Courage, who came into this week undefeated and sitting at the top of the table. The Pride played the Courage just a few weeks ago, and lost 3-1 on the road. But for this match, the Pride stepped up their defensive efforts as a team, and knew that if they could stop the Carolina offense from getting behind them, they could control the match.
They did exactly that.
“The key thing-- and again that was part of the defensive set-up in the first half-- is that against Carolina you cannot afford to get stretched.