Minnesota United beats Orlando City 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Minnesota United topped Orlando City.

By
John Ross
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Minnesota United beats Orlando City 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Minnesota United prevailed over Orlando City. Orlando City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 23,025 spectators.​ The referee was Wilmer Pino Mercado who had the assistance of Raidel Toledo Andino and Hector Rueda. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.4 degrees Celsius or 75.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Orlando City

2 - 3

Team 1

Minnesota United

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 22 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 120 Attack 93
  • 67 Dangerous attack 36
  • 87 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Orlando City had a superior ball possession 58% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Minnesota United managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Orlando City shot 22 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Minnesota United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 1 yellow card (Felipe Martins). On the other side, Minnesota United received 6 yellow cards (Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Kervin Arriaga, Michael Boxall, D.J. Taylor, Wil Trapp and Dayne St. Clair).

Match Timeline

D. McGuire(goal)Rafael Santos
1'
4'
Teemu Pukki(goal)
32'
Wil Trapp - Yellow
Felipe Martins- Yellow
34'
38'
Teemu Pukki(goal)Robin Lod 
W. Cartagena- sub ->César Araújo
40'
43'
Michael Boxall- Yellow
Nicolás Lodeiro- sub ->Felipe Martins
46'
54'
Kervin Arriaga- sub ->Robin Lod 
Luis Muriel- sub ->Iván Angulo
54'
54'
Tani Oluwaseyi- sub ->Caden Clark
M. Halliday- sub ->Dagur Dan Þórhallsson
55'
66'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->Teemu Pukki
70'
D.J. Taylor- Yellow
79'
Kervin Arriaga- Yellow
77'
Jordan Adebayo-Smith- sub ->Sangbin Jeong
77'
Zarek Valentin- sub ->D.J. Taylor
D. McGuire(goal)Martín Ojeda
83'
Kyle Smith- sub ->Duncan McGuire
87'
90'
Dayne St. Clair- Yellow
90'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane(goal)Tani Oluwaseyi
90'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
21
11
Cincinnati
18
10
New York RB
17
10
Toronto
16
10
Columbus Crew
15
10
New York City
14
10
Philadelphia Union
13
8
DC United
13
10
Atlanta United
12
9
CF Montréal
12
9
Charlotte
11
10
Chicago Fire
10
10
Orlando City
9
9
Nashville SC
8
9
New England
4
9

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
18
10
LA Galaxy
18
10
Vancouver Whitecaps
17
9
Minnesota United
17
9
Los Angeles FC
15
10
Colorado Rapids
15
10
Austin
15
10
Houston Dynamo
13
9
St. Louis City
12
9
Sporting KC
11
10
Portland Timbers
10
10
Dallas
8
9
Seattle Sounders
6
9
SJ Earthquakes
4
10

After playing this contest, Orlando City stays with 1 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Minnesota United has 7 points (2nd).

Next matches

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
5.7
D
Rafael Santos 3.Brazil
7.0
D
Robin Jansson  6.Sweden
6.4
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.4
D
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 17.Iceland
6.8
55'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
6.4
40'
M
Ramiro Enrique 7.Argentina
6.7
M
Felipe Martins 8.Brazil
6.4
46' 34'
M
Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina
7.7
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.8
54'
F
D. McGuire 13.United States
8.5
87' Goals1', 83'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
David Brekalo 4.Slovenia
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
6.4
87'
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
6.4
55'
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 14.Uruguay
7.0
46'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
7.0
40'
M
Shak Mohammed 23.Ghana
M
Jeorgio Kocevski 33.
M
Ishak Mohammed 23.Cook Islands
F
Luis Muriel 9.Colombia
7.1
54'

Orlando City started with a 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 (5.7), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (6.8), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.4), Robin Jansson (6.4), Rafael Santos (7.0), César Araújo (6.4), Felipe Martins (6.4), Martín Ojeda (7.7), Ramiro Enrique (6.7), Iván Angulo (6.8) and Duncan McGuire (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: David Brekalo , Luis Muriel (7.1), Shakur Mohammed, Kyle Smith (6.4), Michael Halliday (6.4), Mason Stajduhar, Jeorgio Kocevski, Ishak Mohammed, Wilder Cartagena (7.0) and Nicolás Lodeiro (7.0).

Orlando City could not rely on the presence of Wilder Cartagena (injured) and Kyle Smith (injured).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: César Araújo for Wilder Cartagena (40′), Felipe Martins for Nicolás Lodeiro (46′), Iván Angulo for Luis Muriel (54′), Dagur Dan Þórhallsson for Michael Halliday (55′) and Duncan McGuire for Kyle Smith (87′).

Player of the match: Duncan McGuire​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was Duncan McGuire.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
7.0
90'
D
Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico
6.7
D
Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras
7.3
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.8
43'
D
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
7.0
77' 70'
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
6.8
54'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.3
32'
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
6.8
F
Sang-bin Jeong 11.South Korea
7.0
77'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
8.7
66' Goals4', 38'
F
Caden Clark 37.United States
7.0
54'
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
Devin Padelford 2.United States
D
Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico
6.3
77'
D
Victor Eriksson 40.Sweden
M
Alejandro Bran 25.Costa Rica
M
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
6.7
54' 79'
F
Tani Oluwaseyi 14.Nigeria
7.1
54'
F
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
7.0
66' 90' Goals90'
F
Jordan Adebayo-Smith 99.United States
6.8
77'

Minnesota United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Cameron Knowles played with: Dayne St. Clair (7.0), D.J. Taylor (7.0), Michael Boxall (6.8), Miguel Tapias (6.7), Joseph Rosales (7.3), Robin Lod  (6.8), Wil Trapp (7.3), Hassani Dotson (6.8), Sangbin Jeong (7.0), Teemu Pukki (8.7) and Caden Clark (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Clint Irwin, Devin Padelford, Zarek Valentin (6.3), Tani Oluwaseyi (7.1), Kervin Arriaga (6.7), V. Eriksson, Jordan Adebayo-Smith (6.8), Alejandro Bran and Bongokuhle Hlongwane (7.0).

Minnesota United could not rely on the presence of Kervin Arriaga (injured) and Zarek Valentin (injured).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 5 changes: Robin Lod  for Kervin Arriaga (54′), Teemu Pukki for Bongokuhle Hlongwane (66′), Sangbin Jeong for Jordan Adebayo-Smith (77′), D.J. Taylor for Zarek Valentin (77′) and Caden Clark for Tani Oluwaseyi (54′).

Player of the match: Teemu Pukki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Teemu Pukki.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 13 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Results of the day

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