The attacking duo of Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco were too much to handle for the Orlando City back line. Giovinco’s free kick goal in the 65th minute put the game to bed at Orlando City Stadium with the final score 3-1 in favor of Toronto FC. Defensive Woes It …
Read More »Orlando City Waves Contract of Midfielder Matias Perez Garcia
Orlando City announced that they will not renew Matias Perez Garcia’s contract ahead of their Friday night fixture against Real Salt Lake. UPDATE: Orlando City SC Waives Midfielder Matías Pérez García. Details | https://t.co/7F36sdNwI0 pic.twitter.com/oaDOHGTWyH — Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) June 28, 2017 Filling the Void In the absence of …
Read More »Orlando City Knocked Out of US Open Cup
Orlando City hosted NASL’s Miami FC in the 4th Round of the US Open Cup only to be embarrassed by the visitors. New Faces Head Coach, Jason Kreis, switched around the starting line-up for this game adding some new faces into the mix. University of Central Florida graduate, Hadji Barry, …
Read More »U.S. Open Cup Preview: Orlando City SC host Miami FC
The U.S. Open Cup returns tonight in the fourth round of the tournament. The highly anticipated match between Orlando City SC and Miami FC is finally here. Miami FC currently play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Orlando City SC recently became Florida’s first Major League Soccer (MLS) …
Read More »Orlando City Wins Sloppily Against DC United
By no means was Orlando City’s performance clean or desirable, but it held out in the end. Cyle Larin netted his 8th goal of the season to break the 0-0 deadlock in the 66th minute. DC United created more than a handful of chances to score the equalizer, but Giles Barnes put …
Read More »Orlando City Earns Midweek Draw
Orlando City scored late in the second half against San Jose but failed to defend their lead. The line-up Jason Kreis, Orlando City Head Coach, produced for this midweek fixture was a true test of depth. Players such as Ricardo Kaka, Carlos Rivas, and Jonathan Spector did not start for …
Read More »Orlando City Looks to Rebound Against New York City FC
The type of victories Orlando City have to be content with are not the ones they want. On Wednesday, the Lions (5-7-13, 28 points) suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Toronto FC (12-7-7, 43 points) in a match where the deciding goal didn’t come until the 86th minute. The Lions, …
Read More »Preview: Orlando City Visits Philadelphia Union, Cyle Larin Out
The Eastern Conference leading Orlando City (2-0-2, eight points) is riding high as they travel to play the Philadelphia Union (2-2-0, six points). The Lions have strung together back-to-back wins after last weeks emphatic 4-1 performance against the defending champion Portland Timbers. Meanwhile, the Union are coming off a 1-0 loss …
Read More »Lions Hold On – New York City FC vs. Orlando City
Only seven minutes into the match between New York City and Orlando City, the scoring party seemed to be getting started. Cyle Larin recorded his third goal of the season with an early game header. Rafael Ramos provided the assist with a cross after some quality build up play in the midfield by …
Read More »Late Drama in the Lion’s Den – Orlando City vs. Real Salt Lake
Orlando City found themselves down two goals in stoppage time in their season opener against Real Salt Lake in Orlando on Sunday. “So you’re saying there’s still a chance!” With the backing of 60,147 fans in attendance at the Citrus Bowl, the Lions clawed their way back into the game …
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