Toronto recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Orlando City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Toronto found a way to reverse the scoreline against Orlando City to win 2-1.

April 29, 2024

ORLANDO. Toronto was capable to turn the tables against Orlando City to win 2-1. It was Orlando City to strike first with a goal of D. McGuire at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 87′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Prince Osei Owusu gave the win to Toronto in the 90′ minute.

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 21,689 spectators. The referee was Armando Villarreal who had the assistance of Cory Richardson and Logan Brown. The 4th official was Brad Jensen. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.85 degrees Celsius or 82.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Orlando City

1 - 2

Toronto

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

8 Total 13
3 On Target 4
3 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 4

112 Attack 103
47 Dangerous attack 58
73 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4
3 Off Sides 5

Fouls

11 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Orlando City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Toronto that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Toronto was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Toronto won the match.

Orlando City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toronto shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 4 yellow cards (Nicolás Lodeiro, C. Araújo, D. McGuire and Nicolás Lodeiro). Talking about the opposition, Toronto received 5 yellow cards (Prince Osei Owusu, Rodrigo Schlegel, Raoul Petretta, Sean Johnson and Nicksoen Gomis).

Match Timeline

11'

Nicksoen Gomis- Yellow

Rodrigo Schlegel- sub ->David Brekalo

16'

D. McGuire(goal)Facundo Torres

37'

50'

Prince Osei Owusu- Yellow

D. McGuire- Yellow

55'

57'

Raoul Petretta- Yellow

58'

D. Etienne- sub ->Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty

Nicolás Lodeiro- sub ->Martín Ojeda

59'

C. Araújo- Yellow

67'

69'

Tyrese Spicer- sub ->Raoul Petretta

70'

Matty Longstaff- sub ->Alonso Coello

Luis Muriel- sub ->D. McGuire

71'

Kyle Smith- sub ->Rafael Santos

71'

Nicolás Lodeiro- Yellow

75'

Nicolás Lodeiro- Yellow

81'

78'

K. Franklin- sub ->Deybi Flores

78'

Kosi Thompson- sub ->Sigurd Rosted

87'

Tyrese Spicer(goal)K. Franklin

Rodrigo Schlegel- Yellow

90'

Prince Osei Owusu(goal)Federico Bernardeschi

90'

Sean Johnson- Yellow

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Orlando City stays with 9 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Toronto will has 16 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City

P. Gallese 1.Peru

7.0

Rafael Santos 3.Brazil

7.0

71'

David Brekalo 4.Slovenia

6.6

16'

Robin Jansson 6.Sweden

7.5

Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 17.Iceland

6.3

C. Araújo 5.Uruguay

7.0

67'

Facundo Torres 10.Uruguay

7.7

Martín Ojeda 11.Argentina

7.0

59'

W. Cartagena 16.Peru

7.3

Iván Angulo 77.Colombia

6.4

D. McGuire 13.United States

7.3

71'

55'

37'

Substitutes

Mason Stajduhar 31.United States

Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina

6.7

16'

Kyle Smith 24.United States

6.8

71'

M. Halliday 26.United States

Felipe Martins 8.Brazil

Nicolás Lodeiro 14.Uruguay

6.8

59'

81'

Jeorgio Kocevski 33.

Luis Muriel 9.Colombia

7.0

71'

Jack Lynn 27.United States

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: P. Gallese (7.0), Dagur Dan Thórhallsson (6.3), David Brekalo (6.6), Robin Jansson (7.5), Rafael Santos (7.0), C. Araújo (7.0), W. Cartagena (7.3), Iván Angulo (6.4), Martín Ojeda (7.0), Facundo Torres (7.7) and D. McGuire (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Felipe Martins, Luis Muriel (7.0), Nicolás Lodeiro (6.8), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.7), Kyle Smith (6.8), M. Halliday, Jack Lynn, Mason Stajduhar and Jeorgio Kocevski.

Orlando City could not rely on the presence of Rodrigo Schlegel (injured).

Substitutions

Orlando City made 4 changes: David Brekalo for Rodrigo Schlegel (16′), Rafael Santos for Kyle Smith (71′), D. McGuire for Luis Muriel (71′) and Martín Ojeda for Nicolás Lodeiro (59′).

Player of the match: Facundo Torres

The most impressive player for Orlando City was Facundo Torres .

His rating is 7.7 with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Toronto – Formation

Toronto

Sean Johnson 1.United States

6.7

90'

Kevin Long 5.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Nicksoen Gomis 15.France

6.3

11'

Sigurd Rosted 17.Norway

6.7

78'

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 7.Canada

6.4

58'

Federico Bernardeschi 10.Italy

8.5

Alonso Coello 14.Spain

7.3

70'

Deybi Flores 20.Honduras

7.1

78'

Jonathan Osorio 21.Canada

7.0

Raoul Petretta 28.Italy

7.0

69'

57'

Prince Osei Owusu 99.Germany

7.1

50'

90'

Substitutes

Luka Gavran 90.Canada

Aimé Mabika 6.Zambia

K. Franklin 19.Canada

7.3

78'

Matty Longstaff 8.England

7.3

70'

D. Etienne 11.Haiti

7.1

58'

Kosi Thompson 47.Canada

6.8

78'

Cassius Mailula 12.South Africa

Tyrese Spicer 16.Trinidad and Tobago

7.5

69'

87'

Deandre Kerr 29.Canada

Toronto started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

John Herdman played with: Sean Johnson (6.7), Sigurd Rosted (6.7), Kevin Long (7.3), Nicksoen Gomis (6.3), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (6.4), Deybi Flores (7.1), Alonso Coello (7.3), Raoul Petretta (7.0), Federico Bernardeschi (8.5), Jonathan Osorio (7.0) and Prince Osei Owusu (7.1).

They had on the bench: Aimé Mabika, Matty Longstaff (7.3), D. Etienne (7.1), Cassius Mailula, Tyrese Spicer (7.5), K. Franklin (7.3), Deandre Kerr, Kosi Thompson (6.8) and Luka Gavran.

Toronto could not rely on the presence of D. Etienne (injured).

Substitutions

Toronto made 5 changes: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty for D. Etienne (58′), Sigurd Rosted for Kosi Thompson (78′), Deybi Flores for K. Franklin (78′), Raoul Petretta for Tyrese Spicer (69′) and Alonso Coello for Matty Longstaff (70′).