53,629 excited Mexican and Costa Rica fans saw a thrilling game between their two nations finish 2-2 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl this evening. Deportivo Saprissa forward David Ramirez (pictured below) scored the first goal for Costa Rica in the 4th minute before Miguel Layun put through his own net nine minutes before halftime to […]
In front of some 48,624 fans, Orlando’s Citrus Bowl saw Missouri defeat Minnesota 33 – 17 on New Year’s Day. In truth, the game was far closer than the scoreline suggests and it wasn’t until midway through the last quarter that Missouri, ranked #16, exerted their dominance over Minnesota, ranked #25. Missouri (11-3) won […]
Continue reading …A new era in Orlando is here. Since opening its gates in 1936, the Orlando Citrus Bowl has welcomed millions of fans to countless sporting events and concerts. Today, after 10 months of construction and a cost of $207 million, the Orlando Citrus Bowl officially re-opened as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa […]
Continue reading …The Orlando Citrus Bowl is currently being reconstructed and with the first game being due on 22nd November, we thought we’d wander along to a media day organized by City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to take a look at the progress. The original Citrus Bowl was demolished in January of this year and since […]
Continue reading …Just got back from the Orlando Citrus Bowl where I watched Orlando and Charlotte play out a goalless and pretty much lifeless scoreless draw. In fact, the most action was to be found at half time as two teams of rugby seven’s entertained the 4,241 people in the crowd with an exhibition of fast moving […]
Continue reading …There’s another big game in Orlando tonight as Orlando City take on the Charlotte Eagle’s at the Citrus Bowl with a kick off time scheduled for 7.30pm. The Lions USL PRO leading nine game unbeaten streak will also be put to the test over the next three days as they then travel to Wilmington, NC, […]
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