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Orlando City vs. Cavalry FC, Concacaf Champions Cup: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
The Lions play their first competitive match of 2024 north of the border in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Welcome to your match thread for a Wednesday night Concacaf Champions Cup matchup between Orlando City and Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League at Starlight Stadium in Langford, British Columbia at 10 p.m. (FOX Sports 2, TUDN). It’s the first meeting ever between the teams and Orlando City’s first ever match against a CPL team.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of the match.
History
There isn’t any. These teams have never met, nor has Orlando City faced anyone in the Canadian Premier League before.
The Lions will be experiencing their fourth international cup competition and their second foray into Concacaf Champions League/Cup, having drawn twice against Tigres UANL last season. Orlando bowed out of last year’s competition due to the away goals tiebreaker. Orlando City has also competed twice in Leagues Cup.
Overview
Both teams will be playing their first competitive match of the 2024 season. Orlando City is coming off a 4-0-1 preseason, drawing 1-1 against Flamengo before reeling off four straight wins against Rhode Island FC, the New England Revolution, the Houston Dynamo, and the Colorado Rapids. City reached the Eastern Conference quarterfinals in 2023 and is looking to build on its most successful season to date in MLS.
Cavalry FC is coming off a season in which it finished top of the table in the regular season, but fell 2-1 after extra time in the CPL championship match against Forge FC. As far as CPL teams go, the Lions will be facing one of the league’s best, as you’d expect in a competition called “Champions Cup.”
“We’re very proud and very happy to bring Orlando City to this beautiful city and this excellent competition,” Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja said. “(We’re) Feeling proud of playing in Champions Cup in Concacaf and obviously aiming for the best prize, and here we are starting the season with obviously a very competitive game.”
Pareja is suspended for tonight due to his red card in the second leg against Tigres in 2023.
Projected Lineups
Orlando City (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Pedro Gallese.
Defenders: Kyle Smith, Robin Jansson, Rodrigo Schlegel, Dagur Dan Thorhallsson.
Defensive Midfielders: Cesar Araujo, Wilder Cartagena.
Attacking Midfielders: Ivan Angulo, Martin Ojeda, Facundo Torres.
Forward: Duncan McGuire.
Bench: Mason Stajduhar, Rafael Santos, Michael Halliday, Thomas Williams, Abdi Salim, Felipe, Jeorgio Kocevski, Favian Loyola, Nico Lodeiro, Ramiro Enrique, Shak Mohammed, Jack Lynn.
Cavalry FC (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Marco Carducci.
Defenders: Callum Montgomery, Daan Klomp, Eryk Kobza, Shamit Shome.
Defensive Midfielders: Charlie Trafford, Jesse Daley.
Attacking Midfielders: William Akio, Sergio Camargo, Ali Musse.
Forward: Tobias Warschewski.
Bench: Mitchell Barrett, Bradley Kamdem, Tom Field, Michael Harms, Lucas Dias, Fraser Aird, Mael Henry, Diego Gutierrez, Lleyton Brooks.
Officials:
REF: Juan Gabriel Calderon (Costa Rica).
AR1: William Arrieta (Costa Rica).
AR2: Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua).
4TH: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica).
VAR: Oscar Mejia (Mexico).
VAR1: Erick Miranda (Mexico).
How to Watch
Match Time: 10 p.m.
Venue: Starlight Stadium — Langford, British Columbia.
TV: FOX Sports 2, TUDN.
Streaming: The match can be streamed on FOX Sports GO, the FOX Sports app TUDN.com, and the TUDN app.
Twitter: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow along at @TheManeLand, as well as Orlando City’s official Twitter feed (@OrlandoCitySC).
Enjoy the match. Go City!