Orlando City Soccer – 2016 Review By Nigel G. Worrall A season that promised so much for Orlando City Soccer Club ultimately fizzled out for both its MLS side and the newly formed Orlando Pride. Coming into the season hopes were very high for both teams. When the MLS side took two wins and two […]
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Orlando closes MLS season with 4-2 victory over D.C. United
October 23, 2016 Comments Off on Orlando closes MLS season with 4-2 victory over D.C. United
On the final day of the 2016 MLS regular season, Orlando City Soccer concluded their activities at Camping World Stadium with a crowd-pleasing display in a 4-2 win over D.C. United. Next season, the Lions will move into a new, 25,500-seat stadium in downtown Orlando. The game started with the visitors on the front foot […]
Continue reading …Montreal Impact ends Orlando City Soccer play off hopes
October 2, 2016 Comments Off on Montreal Impact ends Orlando City Soccer play off hopes
In front of 26,041 fans, Montreal Impact (11-10-11, 44 points) beat Orlando City SC (7-11-14, 35 points) 1-0 to effectively end any hopes of a play off place for the home side. On a sweltering hot afternoon at Camping World Stadium, the Lions played with a sense of urgency and dominated the match from the […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride lose final season home game 2-1 to FC Kansas City
September 24, 2016 Comments Off on Orlando Pride lose final season home game 2-1 to FC Kansas City
Orlando Pride closed its inaugural season on Saturday night with a hard-fought performance against FC Kansas City, falling 2-1 to the defending National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Champions after a late penalty kick by Heather O’Reilly. The Pride came out of the gates strong, controlling possession and testing Kansas City goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart early in […]
Continue reading …Visitors Columbus Crew thrash Orlando City in vital MLS play off chase game
September 17, 2016 Comments Off on Visitors Columbus Crew thrash Orlando City in vital MLS play off chase game
In front of 30,218 fans, Orlando City crashed to a 4-1 home defeat to the bottom team in the MLS Eastern Conference in a must win game this evening. An horrendous first half saw the visitors take the home side apart to go into the break 3-0 up. In truth, it could have been 4, […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride crash to defeat against Sky Blue FC
September 10, 2016 Comments Off on Orlando Pride crash to defeat against Sky Blue FC
Orlando Pride returned to Camping World Stadium on Saturday night to host Sky Blue FC in the second leg of a home-and-home series. The two teams played just three days prior, drawing 1-1 at Rutgers University, but this time the New Jersey-based team took a deserved three points by a 2-1 margin. A dull first […]
Continue reading …Florida State storms back to beat Ole Miss 45-34
September 6, 2016 Comments Off on Florida State storms back to beat Ole Miss 45-34
An exciting game at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, saw number 4 seed Florida State come back from 22 points down to beat number 11 seed Ole Miss 45 -33 in a game that finally finished ten minutes past midnight on Monday evening. The game started with Ole Miss looking like a team that could contend […]
Continue reading …OCB drops Home Finale to Pittsburgh Riverhounds
September 3, 2016 Comments Off on OCB drops Home Finale to Pittsburgh Riverhounds
In its regular season home finale, Orlando City B (8-10-8, 32 points) fell 2-0 to bottom club Pittsburgh Riverhounds (6-15-5, 23 points) on Saturday night at Titan Soccer Complex. Orlando City B still sits in eighth and final place in its quest to reach the Eastern Conference play offs, five points ahead of Harrisburg City […]
Continue reading …Orlando City takes important win over New York City in play off hunt
August 28, 2016 Comments Off on Orlando City takes important win over New York City in play off hunt
In its third match in nine days, Orlando City SC earned three massive points in the MLS Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win in a fighting spirited performance against second-place New York City FC. Kaká earned his first multi-goal game in Major League Soccer (MLS) with a man of the match performance as the Lions […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride fall to league leaders Washington Spirit
August 27, 2016 Comments Off on Orlando Pride fall to league leaders Washington Spirit
Orlando Pride (6-10-0, 18 points) returned to Camping World Stadium on Friday night for its first home game in 41 days. Although the Pride maintained momentum and solidarity, having received several key international returnees after the Olympic competitions, it fell 2-1 to the current leading National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, the Washington Spirit. “We […]
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