Orlando City tops New England 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City overcome New England.

By
John Ross
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Orlando City tops New England 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City conquered New England.

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 24,440 spectators.​ The referee was Allen Chapman who had the assistance of Brian Poeschel and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Chris Penso. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.02 degrees Celsius or 87.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Orlando City

3 - 2

Team 1

New England

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 22 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 9 Shots blocked 3
  • 94 Attack 94
  • 63 Dangerous attack 50
  • 45 Ball safe 49
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Orlando City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. New England that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Orlando City won the match​.

Orlando City shot 22 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, New England shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Orlando City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, New England received 1 yellow card (Tommy McNamara).

Match Timeline

D. McGuire(goal)Dagur Dan Þórhallsson
31'
Facundo Torres (goal)Iván Angulo
37'
42'
Carles Gil(goal)Mark-Anthony Kaye
Iván Angulo(goal)Rafael Santos
45'
46'
Emmanuel Boateng- sub ->Noel Buck
46'
46'
Henry Kessler- sub ->Nacho Gil
61'
Tommy McNamara- sub ->Mark-Anthony Kaye
Ramiro Enrique- sub ->Duncan McGuire
66'
Martín Ojeda- sub ->Facundo Torres
66'
66'
83'
84'
Tommy McNamara- Yellow
85'
Felipe Martins- sub ->César Araújo
85'
90'
Carles Gil(goal)DeJuan Jones

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this match, Orlando City will have 60 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, New England will stay with 52 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will play away with Toronto on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
5.8
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
7.0
D
Robin Jansson  6.Sweden
6.6
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.4
D
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 23.Iceland
7.5
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.3
85'
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
7.9
66'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
7.1
M
Facundo Torres  17.Uruguay
7.3
66' Goals37'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
8.5
85' Goals45'
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
7.1
66' Goals31'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
6.4
85'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
7.1
66'
M
L. Petrasso 20.Canada
M
Júnior Urso 21.Brazil
6.6
66'
F
Ramiro Enrique 7.Argentina
7.0
66'
F
Gastón González 22.Argentina
6.4
85'

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 (5.8), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (7.5), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.4), Robin Jansson (6.6), Rafael Santos (7.0), César Araújo (7.3), Wilder Cartagena (7.1), Iván Angulo (8.5), Mauricio Pereyra (7.9), Facundo Torres (7.3) and Duncan McGuire (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ramiro Enrique (7.0), Felipe Martins (6.4), Martín Ojeda (7.1), Luca Petrasso, Júnior Urso  (6.6), Gastón González (6.4), Antônio Carlos, Michael Halliday and Mason Stajduhar.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: Facundo Torres for Martín Ojeda (66′), Mauricio Pereyra for Júnior Urso  (66′), Duncan McGuire for Ramiro Enrique (66′), César Araújo for Felipe Martins (85′) and Iván Angulo for Gastón González (85′).

Best player: Iván Angulo​

The most impressive player for Orlando City was Iván Angulo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

New England – Formation

New England
G
Earl Edwards Jr. 36.United States
6.1
D
Dave Romney 2.United States
6.7
D
Mikolaj Luczak 3.United States
6.4
D
Matt Polster 8.United States
6.4
83'
D
DeJuan Jones 24.United States
7.0
M
Tomás Chancalay 5.Argentina
6.7
M
Carles Gil 10.Spain
8.4
Goals42', 90'
M
Nacho Gil 23.Spain
6.6
46'
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye 28.Canada
6.8
61'
M
N. Buck 29.England
6.4
46'
F
Giacomo Vrioni 9.Albania
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Vaclik 1.Czech Republic
D
Henry Kessler 4.United States
7.3
46'
D
Christian Makoun 6.Venezuela
6.4
83'
D
Ryan Spaulding 34.United States
M
Emmanuel Boateng 18.Ghana
7.3
46'
M
Tommy McNamara 26.United States
6.4
61' 84'
F
Gustavo Bou 7.Argentina
6.4
46'
F
Bobby Wood 17.United States
F
E. Bajraktarević 47.United States

Also New England adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Richard Williams played with: Earl Edwards Jr. (6.1), DeJuan Jones (7.0), Omar González (6.4), Dave Romney (6.7), Matt Polster (6.4), Mark-Anthony Kaye (6.8), Noel Buck (6.4), Nacho Gil (6.6), Carles Gil (8.4), Tomás Chancalay (6.7) and Giacomo Vrioni (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Tomáš Vaclík, Henry Kessler  (7.3), Christian Makoun (6.4), Gustavo Bou (6.4), Bobby Wood, Emmanuel Boateng (7.3), Tommy McNamara (6.4), Ryan Spaulding and Esmir Bajraktarevic.

Substitutions

New England made 5 changes: Nacho Gil for Henry Kessler  (46′), Noel Buck for Emmanuel Boateng (46′), Giacomo Vrioni for Gustavo Bou (46′), Mark-Anthony Kaye for Tommy McNamara (61′) and Matt Polster for Christian Makoun (83′).

Best player: Carles Gil​

The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Carles Gil.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 55 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​