ORLANDO. Orlando City manages to recover against New England with 2 goals from A. Buksa from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 81′. Orlando City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Penso with the assistance of Nick Uranga and Peter Manikowski. The 4th official was Silviu Petrescu. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 10
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 98 Attack 98
- 78 Dangerous attack 39
- 60 Ball safe 61
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 59% while New England was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Orlando City was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Orlando City to win the match.
Orlando City shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, New England shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 1 yellow card (C. Mueller). On the opposite side, New England received 1 yellow card (A. Farrell).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Orlando City will have 46 points like LA Galaxy and Portland Timbers to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, New England will have 69 points to move up in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away with Columbus Crew on the 27th of October with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).
New England will host Colorado Rapids on the 27th of October with a 8-8 head to head stats.
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
46'
39'
47'
Orlando City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Rodrigo Schlegel , João Moutinho , Júnior Urso , Jhegson Méndez , Chris Mueller , Mauricio Pereyra , Nani and Daryl Dike .
The home team had on the bench: Tesho Akindele , Andrés Perea , Joey DeZart , Alexandre Pato, Benji Michel , Silvester van der Water, Mason Stajduhar, Kyle Smith and Emmanuel Más .
Orlando City could not rely on the presence of A. Perea (injured).
Substitutions
Orlando City made 5 changes: J. Moutinho for E. Mas (46′), C. Mueller for B. Michel (67′), Nani for T. Akindele (79′), M. Pereyra for A. Perea (79′) and J. Mendez for J. Dezart (89′).
Best player: Nani
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was Nani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Bruce Arena played with: Matt Turner , A.J. DeLaGarza , Andrew Farrell , Jonathan Bell , Christian Mafla , Maciel , Luis Caicedo , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Emmanuel Boateng , Arnór Traustason and Teal Bunbury .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Brandon Bye, Tommy McNamara, Brad Knighton, Carles Gil , Henry Kessler, Gustavo Bou , Tajon Buchanan , Adam Buksa and DeJuan Jones .
Substitutions
New England made 5 changes: E. Boateng for C. Gil (46′), L. A. Caicedo M. for A. Buksa (46′), A. DeLaGarza for T. Buchanan (64′), C. Mafla for D. Jones (64′) and A. Traustason for G. Bou (64′).
Best player: Adam Buksa
The most impressive player for New England was Adam Buksa.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – Real Salt Lake – 1-0
- Inter Miami – Cincinnati – 5-1
- Minnesota United – Los Angeles FC – 1-1
- Colorado Rapids – Portland Timbers – 2-0
- LA Galaxy – Dallas – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- Austin – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Orlando City – New England – 2-2
