Orlando Pride forward Chioma Ubogagu, center, celebrates after scoring a goal at Chicago Wednesday night. (ISI Photos) The Orlando Pride’s attack is loaded with household names. Marta. Alex Morgan. Sydney Leroux. Heading into the 2018 season, it was expected the three of them would be the ones burying clubs under a relentless attack. Instead, the club’s less-heralded signings are paying dividends early in the year. Chioma Ubogagu and Rachel Hill — both players in their second seasons with the Pride — each had goals to lead Orlando to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. It was the Pride’s first victory over the Red Stars in club history. Orlando (2-2-2, 8 points) is 2-0-1 during its past three matches after starting the season 0-2-1. “I thought it was a really solid, professional performance away from home,” Pride coach Tom Sermanni said. “I thought we started a little bit slowly but never gave up any chances and we gradually played our way into the game. I think after that, in general, I thought we were just pretty solid and all around [we] put in what I’d call a really professional performance.” Ubogagu opened the scoring in the 28th minute. After she was brought down fighting for the ball in the middle third, she got up and deflected a pass to Leroux. Ubogagu got the ball back from Leroux, made her way down the pitch and found Leroux near the penalty area. Leroux laid the… [Read full story]
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