Honors Even Between Orlando and Philadelphia at Citrus Bowl
August 8, 2015 Comments Off on Honors Even Between Orlando and Philadelphia at Citrus Bowl
Orlando City SC (7-10-7, 28 points) faced fellow Eastern Conference rivals the Philadelphia Union (6-13-5, 23) at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Saturday evening before a crowd of 28,495 fans. Despite controlling overall possession throughout the match 56-44 and creating a number of threatening opportunities, the match ended in a 0-0 draw. Some new faces made […]
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The high’s and low’s of Orlando City Soccer’s inaugural MLS season took another turn this evening as fresh off the high of beating Columbus Crew 5-2 at the weekend, the team conspired to deliver an inept spineless display in losing 4-1 to a Toronto side missing their two star (Bradley and Altidore) players. Orlando was […]
Continue reading …Orlando City Soccer unveils new $155 million stadium with 25,500 seats
July 31, 2015 Comments Off on Orlando City Soccer unveils new $155 million stadium with 25,500 seats
Orlando City Soccer today revealed a new bigger design for its soccer specific stadium today, announcing it would spend in excess of $155 million on a venue that would seat 25,500 fans. The initial design featured seating for 19,500 fans but a 6,000 seat increase will now make it the third-largest stadium in MLS. The stadium will have roofing […]
Continue reading …Orlando City falls to 5-3 defeat to Pirlo inspired New York
July 26, 2015 Comments Off on Orlando City falls to 5-3 defeat to Pirlo inspired New York
Despite a hat-trick from rookie forward Cyle Larin, Orlando City SC (6-9-6, 24 points) fell to defeat against New York City FC (6-9-6, 24 points) 5-3 in a highly entertaining game that included seven second half goals before 32,041 fans at Yankee Stadium. Led by assistant coach Mark Watson, who was at the helm due […]
Continue reading …Inept Orlando tumble out of US Open Cup to Chicago Fire
July 23, 2015 Comments Off on Inept Orlando tumble out of US Open Cup to Chicago Fire
Orlando City tumbled out of the U.S. Open Cup with a spineless performance at Toyota Park on Wednesday night as Chicago Fire earned a deserved 3-1 home win. The game started badly for Orlando as Patrick Nyarko pounced on a long ball from his goalkeeper while Tally Hall in the Orlando goal hesitated. Nyarko strode […]
Continue reading …Zach Johnson wins the 2015 British Open at St. Andrews
July 20, 2015 Comments Off on Zach Johnson wins the 2015 British Open at St. Andrews
American golfer Zach Johnson (pictured above) won The Open at St. Andrews in a four hole play off outlasting South African Louis Oosthuizen and Australian Marc Leishman. Johnson birdied his first two play off holes and then maintained his one-shot lead over Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open winner, who missed a birdie putt on the […]
Continue reading …Controversial decisions mark Orlando vs Red Bulls match
July 18, 2015 Comments Off on Controversial decisions mark Orlando vs Red Bulls match
In one of the strangest refereeing performances you’re ever likely to see, it was 35 year old match official Fotis Bazakos (pictured above) from Minnesota, who stole all the headlines at the Orlando Citrus Bowl tonight as New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 2-0. The man who made his professional debut in May 2012, […]
Continue reading …Orlando City hammers English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion
July 15, 2015 Comments Off on Orlando City hammers English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion
In front of 15,172 fans at the Citrus Bowl tonight, Orlando City defeated English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion 3-1. All three of Orlando City’s Designated Players found the back of the net in the same game for the first time this season, as the Lions delivered a clinical performance in overcoming the men […]
Continue reading …Kaká Named First All-Star in Orlando City MLS History
July 13, 2015 Comments Off on Kaká Named First All-Star in Orlando City MLS History
Orlando City Soccer Club’s midfielder Kaká joins a world-class collection of international stars and U.S. national team standouts headlining the list of 11 players chosen by the fans as the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI. The MLS All-Star team faces English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, July 29 at 9 p.m. […]
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In an increasingly frustrating match for the Lions, Orlando City SC (6-7-6, 24 points) saw its seven-game MLS home unbeaten streak snapped in a 2-0 loss to FC Dallas (9-5-5, 32 points) on Saturday night before a crowd of 30,513. Orlando City had not lost at the Orlando Citrus Bowl since May 2 in all […]
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