Under beautiful skies in Florida, the members of Gotham FC were able to get a taste of action, as they were able to take on the Orlando Pride in a scrimmage at IMG Academy.
Looking to see who will man the cage as the goalkeeper, Mandy Haught, Abby Smith and Michelle Betos were all able to shine during the scrimmage.
In addition Taylor Smith, Ali Krieger, Kristen Edmonds, Imani Dorsey, Allie Long, Victoria Pickett, Jenna Nighswonger, Yazmeen Ryan, Delanie Sheehan, Sinead Farrelly (trialist) got to start in the game seeing valuable minutes.
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Earning some valuable time off the bench were Smith (Abby), Betos, Sabrina Flores, Mandy Freeman, Iliana Hocking (trialist), Ellie Jean, Nahomi Kawasumi, Nealy Martin, Ashlyn Puerta (trialist), McCall Zerboni.
Even though the scrimmage ended with a 2-0 victory in favor of Orlando, Head coach Juan Carlos Amoros was pleased with the direction of the team.
“First and foremost, I liked how (our players) tried to apply and implement the style of play that we want to have,” said Amorós. “The players really put that on the pitch and performed for 90 minutes. After we conceded that early goal, they were fantastic. I want to say, ‘Well done and let’s keep going in that direction’ because this was a really good first test, and I’m very happy with how everyone performed today.”
The team will continue to see how they will gel as the march to the 2023 season is underway.
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