Marta’s first-half goal gave the Orlando Pride a 1-0 win on the road against the Chicago Red Stars at SeatGeek Stadium.
The Pride (14-0-5) is now undefeated in a league record 20 straight games, dating back to last year.
In the 37th minute, Marta whipped a left-footed shot into the far post to put the Pride ahead.
The Red Stars (7-10-2) were held to just three shots and have lost three straight games.
The Red Stars honored Olympians Julia Grosso, Ludmila, Alyssa Naeher and Mallory Swanson before the match. Ludmila, an Olympic silver medalist with Brazil, made her Red Stars debut.
Alex Morgan plays her final professional soccer match
The North Carolina Courage earned a 4-1 road win against the San Diego Wave on Sunday.
The Courage (10-8-1) played spoliers on a special evening, as 26,516 fans filled the stands at Snapdragon Stadium to witness Alex Morgan’s last professional soccer game.
Morgan announced earlier this week that Sunday’s game would be her last, as she is retiring and pregnant with her second child. The longtime U.S. women’s national team forward retires with two World Cup titles, one Olympic gold medal and a bronze medal. She also won the NWSL Shield with San Diego in 2023 and helped fight for equal pay and to bring light to abuse in the NWSL.
All three opening goals came off corner kicks.
In the 4th minute, North Carolina’s Haley Hopkins headed in Malia Berkely’s corner kick.
Morgan had one final chance to add to her goal tally with a penalty kick, but Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy saved the attempt. Shortly after, Wave teammate Kennedy Wesley got her head on a corner kick to tie the score.
In the 13th minute, in honor of her jersey number, Morgan subbed out of the match for a final time to thunderous applause.
Felicitas Rauch rose up to head in another corner from Berkley in the 21st minute, while Bianca St-Georges scored off Berkley’s pass just before halftime.
Meredith Speck finished Olivia Wingate’s cross to give the Courage an insurance goal in the 94th minute.
The Wave (3-9-7) are winless in 12 straight games.
