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PawedCast Episode 372: St. Louis Rewind, OCB-Crew 2, Charlotte Preview, and More
A huge win for the Lions at home sees them off to face two big road contests as the hunt for a playoff spot continues.
Orlando City had one of its toughest tests of the season and passed with flying colors. The Lions held the high-powered St. Louis City offense to a single goal and even that one wasn’t originally awarded. The defense did a good job of cutting off the visitors’ transition chances, and Orlando got a brace from streaky winger Facundo Torres, including a winner from the penalty spot early in stoppage time. Only a blatant red card foul prevented what could have been a third goal in the dying moments of the lengthy additional time.
It’s a win that should build some confidence for the Lions, which is good, because they’re about to go on the road to face two teams they haven’t beaten this year — both on short rest. We broke down the win over St. Louis City and selected our unanimous Man of the Match.
Our mailbagbox was interested in our thoughts on what would happen if national teams played in their domestic leagues and how Nicholas Gioacchini left Orlando. 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.
After the mailbagbox, we broke down a pivotal win by OCB over Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday night in Kissimmee. The Young Lions struck first, forced a Crew player to take a second yellow card, and then cruised to an easy win over a difficult opponent. Considering what’s still left on OCB’s schedule, that was an important victory in the team’s MLS NEXT Pro playoff push.
Finally, we discussed Wednesday night’s matchup between Orlando City and Charlotte FC. The Lions will hope the third time is the charm after suffering a home MLS loss and a road U.S. Open Cup defeat to Charlotte in a pair of hard-fought games. We’ve got our score predictions and key matchups for you.
Here’s how No. 372 went down:
0:15 – The Lions enjoyed a big win over Western Conference-leading St. Louis City and we have your talking points from the match.
27:18 – We answer our listeners’ mailbagbox questions and break down OCB vs. Columbus Crew 2.
46:30 – Our key matchups and score predictions for the Lions’ trip to Charlotte.