Orlando Pride shock Spirit with two stoppage-time goals

The Spirit were sitting on a comfortable two-goal lead heading into stoppage time. Then the Pride mobilized, shocking Washington by scoring two goals in a span of three minutes for an emphatic comeback.

Orlando’s late-game effort lifted the club to a thrilling 2-2 draw with Washington on Friday night.

The Pride broke their scoreless drought in the 95th minute, with Mikayla Cluff making a late run to nod in a Pride cross.

🗣 CLUFF!!!

The @ORLPride pull one back late!#PrideOfOrlando | #ORLvWAS pic.twitter.com/iIgD0KtvGi

— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 28, 2022

Miraculously, the Pride scored again in the 98th minute, with Darian Jenkins slotting home the late-game equalizer, much to the Orlando crowd’s delight.

JENKINS STEALS A LATE POINT! 😱

The @ORLPride complete the comeback in the 97th minute! #PrideOfOrlando | #ORLvWAS pic.twitter.com/zWsUWYEBDz

— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 28, 2022

The Spirit looked in control for the majority of the matchup, with the team taking the early lead with two quality finishes.

Trinity Rodman inked her name on the scoresheet in the 19th minute, firing a low, long-range rocket to put Washington up 1-0.

Dance it up, @trinity_rodman 💃@WashSpirit go ahead on a bullet to the bottom corner!#ORLvWAS | #CueTheChaos pic.twitter.com/exoU3xccBR

— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 27, 2022

Ashley Hatch doubled the Spirit’s lead in the 66th minute, making a streaking run before splitting the Orlando backline, one-timing a powerful shot past the Pride keeper.

The ball from Ashley Sanchez 🤤
The finish from @ash_hatch33 👏#OneSpirit | #ORLvWAS pic.twitter.com/YtNgaCoctb

— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 28, 2022

Orlando’s late surge denied Washington of its second regular-season win, as the Spirit fall to a 1-3-1 record, while the Pride improve to 2-2-2.