Ann-Katrin Berger made four saves and helped Gotham FC play the Orlando Pride to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.
Berger stopped back-to-back shots by Jacqueline Ovalle and Barbra Banda in the 61st minute to keep the high-scoring Pride out of the net.
It marked Berger’s third shutout in four games on the young season for Gotham (1-1-2, 5 points), but the reigning NWSL champions continued to have a problem at the other end of the pitch. The hosts were held scoreless for the third game in a row; their lone tally in a 1-0 season-opening win over the expansion Boston Legacy remains their only goal of the season.
Anna Moorhouse had two saves to keep her second straight clean sheet after Orlando (1-1-2, 5 points) earned a midweek 3-0 win over the Chicago Stars.
Six minutes into second-half extra time, Gotham’s Rose Lavelle set up Sofia Cook for a look from outside the box, but Moorhouse preserved the scoreless draw by saving Cook’s right-footed shot to the center of the goal.
Gotham came up empty despite possessing the ball for 61% of the game and racking up an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.
They’ll return to the pitch when Gotham visit the Kansas City Current on Saturday, while the Pride return home to entertain Angel City on Friday night.
–Field Level Media
