Orlando Pride remain perfect at home in 1-0 win against Flash

Alex Morgan scores match's lone goal in 79th minute

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alex Morgan scored the match's only goal to keep the Orlando Pride's home winning streak alive in its 1-0 victory Saturday against the Western New York Flash.

The team's captain scored her second goal of the season on a left-footed chip over Flash goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo, capitalizing on a well-placed ball from Kristen Edmonds, team officials said.

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Morgan, Edmonds and five other Pride players have played for the Flash during their club career. Team officials said Morgan was a 2011 World's Professional Soccer champion with the Flash, while Edmonds was featured for the club in 2014 and 2015.

"It was a very difficult game because it is a game that we are not used to," Pride head coach Tom Sermanni said. "In the last three or four games, we haven't come up against a team that played quite like that. Adjusting to that, despite the fact we knew what we were going to face, is very different than what to expect. The fact that we kept matching up to how (Western New York) played and that we found a way to win the game with another clean sheet is great. Those two things are really critical for any team. It wasn't our most polished performance, but it was a gritty performance and that showed a great determination, a great character."

The Flash controlled most of the first-half opportunities, totaling seven shots in the first 45 minutes, which is the most Orlando has allowed in a first half this season, team officials said.

The halftime break turned the tide for the Pride as the team took control of the match in the second stanza, holding the Flash to just a single shot in the final half.

The Pride will play its next four matches away from home.


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