ORLANDO. New England was finally too good for Orlando City with the goal of M. Polster (20′), W. Kaptoum (51′) and H. Kessler (75′).
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Sunday and it started at 1:30 am local time. The referee was Ramy Touchan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 16 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 113 Attack 66
- 57 Dangerous attack 28
- 66 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Orlando City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. New England that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Orlando City was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, New England found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Orlando City shot 19 times, 3 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, New England shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 3 yellow cards (Carlos Antonio, R. Jansson and C. Araujo). Regarding the opposition, New England didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will host Columbus Crew on the 8th of October with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).
New England will play away agasint Chicago Fire on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head record in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
66'
76'
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 , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Robin Jansson , João Moutinho , Mauricio Pereyra , César Araújo , Júnior Urso , Alexandre Pato , Facundo Torres and Benji Michel .
The home team had on the bench: Jake Mulraney, Rodrigo Schlegel, Kyle Smith , Iván Angulo , Adam Grinwis, Tesho Akindele , Andrés Perea, Wilder Cartagena and Nicholas Selson Gioacchini .
Substitutions
Orlando City made 4 changes: Urso Junior for I. Angulo (58′), M. Pereyra for N. Gioacchini (76′), B. Michel for T. Akindele (76′) and Ruan for K. Smith (76′).
Best player: Mauricio Pereyra
The player that probably impressed the most for Orlando City was Mauricio Pereyra.
His rating is with 66 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
75'
New England started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Bruce Arena played with: Đorđe Petrović , Brandon Bye , Andrew Farrell , Henry Kessler , DeJuan Jones , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Matt Polster , Maciel , Carles Gil , Tommy McNamara and Justin Rennicks .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Damian Rivera, Earl Edwards Jr., Ben Reveno, Ryan Spaulding, Omar Gonzalez, Christian Makoun, Emmanuel Boateng , Giacomo Vrioni and Arnór Traustason .
Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: L. Maciel for A. I. Traustason (63′), J. Rennicks for E. Boateng (74′) and W. Kaptoum for O. Gonzalez (90′).
Best player: Henry Kessler
The most impressive player for New England was Henry Kessler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Orlando City – New England – 0-3
- Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 2-2
- DC United – New York RB – 0-0
- Charlotte – Chicago Fire – 2-3
- Atlanta United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Cincinnati – Philadelphia Union – 3-1
- Columbus Crew – New York City – 3-2
