The Orlando Pride nabbed themselves a hard-fought point this past Saturday, playing against the North Carolina Courage in what proved to be a gritty opener for the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. The match, steeped in competitive fervor, ended with a draw in regulation time but escalated to a penalty shootout where the Pride were narrowly outscored 5-4 by the Courage, who thus bagged two points for their efforts, according to an article by WESH.

While the contest couldn't settle for a winner in the standard 90 minutes, the Courage's forward Manaka Matsukubo managed to hammer a goal home at the close of the first half, but Pride's Celia Jimenez wasn't having any of that, delivering an equalizer in the 82nd minute, as detailed by ClickOrlando.

Looking at the tournament at large, this inaugural NWSL x Liga MX Femenil crossover has rounded up the NWSL's 14 teams and added spice with the top six from LIGA MX Femenil—the crème de la crème of women's football in Mexico. This summer spectacle is going to stretch over 33 matches which include 30 in the group stages before culminating in a four-team playoff set for August 6, with the final showdown ticketed for October 25, as detailed by ClickOrlando.