Marta and Orlando Pride win first NWSL title

Brazil fable Marta celebrated the archetypal NWSL title of her glittering vocation aft the Orlando Pride bushed the Washington Spirit 1-0 connected Saturday.

Zambia striker Barbra Banda scored successful the 37th infinitesimal to springiness Orlando their archetypal NWSL title.

The Pride began this play with a 23-match unbeaten tally and acceptable the league grounds for points with 60 from 26 games.

Banda, 24, ended her archetypal play successful Orlando with 13 goals successful the regular play and 4 successful the play-offs, portion Marta, 38, scored nine, past 2 successful the play-offs.

Saturday's triumph successful Kansas City marks a triumphant extremity to Marta's eighth play successful Orlando and the 24th twelvemonth of her nonrecreational career.

"I didn't expect ever [to be] successful this infinitesimal here, but I judge truthful overmuch that God knows what clip is the close clip for things to happen," the six-time Fifa Best grant victor told CBS.

"This means truthful much. Playing with these players, it's thing truly peculiar that I ne'er had astatine immoderate different club, truthful I'm truthful happy."