Orlando City tops Seattle Sounders after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City had a remarkable comeback against Seattle Sounders.

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David Brown
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Orlando City tops Seattle Sounders after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ORLANDO. Orlando City had a striking comeback against Seattle Sounders.

M. Pereyra squandered a penalty (32′) for Orlando City.​

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Thursday and it started at 3:22 am local time. The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the assistance of Ryan Graves and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Orlando City

3 - 2

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 19 Total 8
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 71
  • 46 Dangerous attack 27
  • 47 Ball safe 69
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 8 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Orlando City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Orlando City won the match​.

Orlando City shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Seattle Sounders shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 2 yellow cards (Carlos Antonio and J. Moutinho). On the other side, Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (A. Roldan).

Match Timeline

26'
Albert Rusnák(goal)
32'
36'
Álex Roldán- Yellow
Facundo Torres - sub ->N. Gioacchini
46'
52'
Raúl Ruidíaz(goal)
Facundo Torres (goal)J. Moutinho
53'
55'
Kelyn Rowe- sub ->J. Medranda
61'
64'
64'
68'
72'
Josh Atencio- sub ->D. Leyva
76'
Kyle Smith- sub ->M. Pereyra
76'
87'
90'
Kyle Smith(goal)F. Torres
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, Orlando City will have 42 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders will stay with 33 points to hold in the 10th place.

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 stats in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).

Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
6.1
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
6.8
61'
D
Ruan 2.Brazil
6.3
64'
D
João Moutinho 4.Portugal
7.5
90'
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
6.6
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
7.0
76'
M
Júnior Urso 11.Brazil
6.8
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.3
76'
M
C. Araújo 5.Uruguay
7.5
M
Nicholas Gioacchini 20.France
6.6
46'
F
T. Akindele 13.Canada
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
7.6
76' Goals90'
D
T. Williams 68.United States
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
M
Facundo Torres  17.Uruguay
8.0
46' Goals53'
M
Jake Mulraney 23.Republic of Ireland
M
Andrés Perea 21.Colombia
6.2
76'
F
E. Kara 9.Austria
6.8
64' Goals68'
F
Benji Michel 19.Haiti
6.4
64'

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 (6.1), Ruan (6.3), Antônio Carlos (6.8), Rodrigo Schlegel (6.6), João Moutinho (7.5), Mauricio Pereyra (7.0), César Araújo (7.5), Nicholas Selson Gioacchini (6.6), Júnior Urso (6.8), Iván Angulo (6.3) and Tesho Akindele (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Wilder Cartagena, Facundo Torres (8.0), Jake Mulraney, Kyle Smith (7.6), Ercan Kara (6.8), Andrés Perea (6.2), Mason Stajduhar, Benji Michel (6.4) and Thomas Williams.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: N. Gioacchini for F. Torres (46′), T. Akindele for E. Kara (64′), Ruan for B. Michel (64′), I. Angulo for A. Perea (76′) and M. Pereyra for K. Smith (76′).

Best player: Facundo Torres​

The most impressive player for Orlando City was Facundo Torres.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
7.2
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
6.3
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
7.3
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
6.2
M
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
6.3
55'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
7.0
Goals26'
M
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
6.5
36'
M
Danny Leyva 75.United States
6.4
72'
F
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
7.2
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
7.4
Goals52'
F
J. Morris 13.United States
6.4
87'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
6.8
72'
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
7.0
55'
M
Dylan Teves 99.United States
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.6
87'

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

Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei (7.2), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (6.3), Jackson Ragen (6.2), Nouhou Tolo (7.3), Alex Roldán (6.5), Danny Leyva (6.4), Albert Rusnák (7.0), Jimmy Medranda (6.3), Nicolás Lodeiro (7.2), Jordan Morris (6.4) and Raúl Ruidíaz (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fredy Montero, Stefan Cleveland, Will Bruin (6.6), Léo Chú, Ethan Dobbelaere, Xavier Arreaga, Josh Atencio (6.8), Kelyn Rowe (7.0) and Dylan Teves.

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 3 changes: J. Medranda for K. Rowe (55′), D. Leyva for J. Atencio (72′) and J. Morris for W. Bruin (87′).

Best player: Raúl Ruidíaz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Raúl Ruidíaz.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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