July 31, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Racing Louisville FC News Release
Racing Louisville forward Elexa Bahr (left) is congratulated by midfielder Jordan Baggett
(Racing Louisville FC, Credit: Connor Cunningham)
Racing Louisville FC travels to Florida for a 7 p.m. Thursday matchup against the Orlando Pride at Inter&Co Stadium with an opportunity to punch a ticket to the semifinals of the inaugural NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup.
By kickoff, Racing and Orlando will know what result is needed to top the group – groupmates Monterrey and North Carolina play each other Wednesday evening. Either Racing or North Carolina could qualify for the Summer Cup semifinals, set for next Tuesday in Kansas City, with a win. If both land on seven points in the standings, the first tiebreaker is goal differential, followed by total goals scored over the three games.
Thursday’s match will be broadcast on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
Racing Louisville (1-0-1, 4 points) is tied on points with the North Carolina Courage but sit atop Group E with a plus-two goal differential to North Carolina’s even differential.
This is the third meeting this year between Louisville and Orlando, with the teams already completing their home-and-home regular season series. They drew the season opener, 2-2, in Louisville, and Orlando topped Racing, 1-0, in early May.
Not much has separated Orlando and Racing in 10 matches across all competitions since Louisville joined the NWSL in 2021. Each has won three matches against the other, with three draws. Their games are typically full of goals – with 31 scored in the 10 meetings and at least one of the teams scoring twice in seven of those matchups.
The Louisvillians have never beaten Orlando away from Lynn Family Stadium – something they’ll have to do to extend their time in the Summer Cup.
The Pride (0-0-2, 3 points) have drawn both their first two group stage matches. They lost the first shootout at North Carolina but rebounded at home to beat Monterrey, 5-4, on spot kicks and pick up the extra point in the group standings. Against the Mexican outfit, Orlando found itself behind twice, equalizing through Alex Kerr in the 50th minute and Julie Doyle in the 83rd.
Follow along …
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The match will be broadcast live on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network in…