PawedCast Episode 369: OCB-NYCFC II, Chicago Fire Preview, an OCB Signing, and More

With another off week for the senior Lions, we turn our attention to the Young Lions of Orlando City B. OCB headed northeast to face New York City FC II in Queens and it was yet another wild affair for the Young Lions. They grabbed an early lead, threw that away, went down multiple goals, and then stormed back for a much-needed three points on the road. We break down the proceedings as “drunk OCB” is back and we got two goals each from Shak and Jack!

That wasn’t all the OCB news, as Orlando City signed 14-year-old midfielder Gustavo Caraballo to a multi-year MLS NEXT Pro contract. Caraballo becomes the youngest professional signing in the club’s history and hopefully he can make his way from the academy through OCB to a career with the first team.

Our mailbagbox asked about tracking Lionel Messi favoritism, Doctor Who, and baby names. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC.

Finally, Orlando City returns to action this Sunday on the road against the Chicago Fire. We provided our key matchups for the game and made attempts to predict the final score this weekend. We’ll have to check to see how wrong we were next week.

As a programming note, there will not be a second show this week. We’ll return to our normal two-shows-per-week schedule next week.

Here’s how No. 369 went down:

0:15 – OCB got a pair of braces in a wild, comeback victory in New York City.

24:49 – A new Young Lion appears!

29:38 – The mailbagbox and what we think will happen at Soldier Field on Sunday night.