An early goal from Hayley McCutcheon and a stoppage-time penalty from Luana sent the Orlando Pride into the semifinals of the NWSL playoffs following a 2-0 win against the Seattle Reign on Friday at Inter&Co Stadium.

After scoring the opening goal in the 2024 quarterfinal, McCutcheon did it again, scoring in the 21st minute after striking a centered ball from Julie Doyle past the keeper.

Luana, who a year ago was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, returned in September and was removed from the season-ending injury list.

On Friday, the Brazilian found Marta on a loose ball, who made a run toward goal before getting fouled inside the box, setting up Luana to take the game-clinching penalty. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format,

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