Marta and Orlando Pride win their first NWSL title

The Brazilian has played since 2017 for the Orlando Pride, which defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 in the championship final.

Period Martha won its first title in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the women’s league of the United States, this Saturday the 23rd. Orlando PrideBrazilian team, defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 during the championship final. It was Zambian Barbra Banda who scored the only goal of the match at the CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with a great individual play in the 37th minute.

The Orlando Pride, the franchise where the veteran Marta has played since 2017, was considered the best team in the league in the regular phase this season. The Washington Spirit, the second best, failed to impose its fearsome attack led by the young Trinity Rodman, daughter of Dennis Rodmannformer star of NBA.

The decisive moment came in the first half. Receiving a cut ball from midfielder Angelina, Barbra accelerated down the right to the byline, dribbled past her defender and shot under the goalkeeper.

Marta, who had scored a goal during the semifinal against Kansas City Current, last Monday, the 18th, was hugged by her teammates at the final whistle. Tereza da Silva, the Brazilian’s mother, applauded her daughter from the stands as she watched her play for the first time in the United States.

“This means a lot, I didn’t expect to have you here at this moment”, thanked the Brazilian in some statements to CBS station. “I started to wonder why I was still playing here after so many years,” he added.

This is another of the trophies that Marta, 38, wins at club level, including a European Champions Cupwhen I was in Umeå IK, da Swedenin 2004, and then other trophies, such as the women’s Copa Libertadores in 2009, already playing in Santos.

Six times chosen as the best player of the year by FIFA (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2018), Marta won three Olympic silver medals with Brazil (2004, 2008 and 2024) and is the greatest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup. /AFP

Source: Terra

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