Orlando City
Orlando City vs. Charlotte FC: Final Score 0-0 (1-3) as Lions’ Offense a No-Show in North Carolina
Orlando City was substandard offensively in every way on the road in Charlotte, falling in the Lions’ worst penalty performance ever.
Orlando City played tentatively and tense in Game 2 against Charlotte FC, creating next to nothing offensively except a late goal that was controversially flagged for an offside in the buildup, playing to a 0-0 road draw at Bank of America Stadium. The hosts then blew the Lions away 3-1 in a subpar penalty shootout, tying the series at 1-1 and sending it back to Orlando for a deciding Game 3 on Nov. 9.
A usually reliable shootout team produced only one goal on four shots from the spot as the Lions coughed up their lead in the series and all the good vibes from Sunday’s dominant performance. Nico Lodeiro and Duncan McGuire left their penalties too close to Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, and Robin Jansson missed the net badly on his attempt, making him zero for his last two attempts.
All of that could have been avoided had the assistant referee kept his flag down on a controversial call in stoppage time when it appeared Facundo Torres had broken the scoreless deadlock. The play was too close to overturn on review, ultimately sending the match to the penalty spot after a scoreless 90 minutes of normal time and more than 10 added minutes.
“We wanted to be more offensive and create more situations to score, but these games in playoffs are like that,” Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja said after the match. “It’s tight and the tension of the game was (there) all the time for both teams. “
Pareja’s starting lineup for Game 2 was a carbon copy of Game 1, with Pedro Gallese in goal behind a back line of Rafael Santos, Jansson, Rodrigo Schlegel, and Dagur Dan Thorhallsson. Cesar Araujo and Wilder Cartagena started in central midfield behind an attacking line of Ivan Angulo, Martin Ojeda, and Torres, with Ramiro Enrique up top.
The Lions played the first half as if they were trying to protect a 2-0 aggregate rather than winning a second game in a best-of-three series. Orlando turned down chances to get forward, refused to attempt to switch the play quickly, and then started turning the ball over repeatedly to give the hosts opportunities to get forward. Meanwhile, Charlotte started the game as the more physical and aggressive team, racking up several fouls, and escaping punishment for kicking a ball away to prevent one Orlando restart and physically carrying it away from a free kick spot later in the half to prevent another.
The first shot attempt of note came in the ninth minute when Liel Abada fired wide from the top of the area in transition. Charlotte had a decent spell of attacking possession around the quarter hour mark, with Thorhallsson and Jansson doing well to clear crosses into the area.
The first dangerous opportunity came off a Charlotte corner in the 17th minute. Orlando cleared the initial service, but the ball pinged around in the area on the recycle, with Brandt Bronico sending it into traffic. Adilson Malanda’s shot was deflected and fell to Kerwin Vargas, who sent his attempt over the bar, ending the threat.
Abada sent a shot on goal that Gallese saved in the 23rd minute after Cartagena expected a whistle for an obvious handball on Bronico and didn’t get one. The Orlando midfielder let up, allowing the hosts to get forward and create a chance. Schlegel did well to clear a follow-up shot, although it appeared Gallese had it handled.
Orlando didn’t mount any kind of offense in the half, but nearly did so in the 30th minute when Ojeda sent a cross into the box, but none of his teammates were there. Ten minutes later, Ojeda tried to pick, out Enrique in transition. The striker went down under pressure from Tim Ream from behind but there was no foul given.
Gallese made a good save to deny a blast from Vargas in the 43rd minute, and that was the last good look for either side in the half.
At halftime, Orlando City had the edge in possession (60.4%-39.6%) and passing accuracy (89.3%-83%), but accomplished nothing over the opening 45 minutes. As the only side interested in trying to score a goal, Charlotte had more shots (7-0), shots on target (2-0), and corners (2-0).
“They’re playing at home on their field. Obviously we all know that they have the urgency that this is a must-win game, and we knew they were going to come out aggressive,” Pareja said. “The fact is we sustained that pressure but we couldn’t hurt them when we had the ball. I think it’s probably what we missed today. But the game plan was the same. It’s just that the games are not the same.”
Charlotte quickly got a look at goal after the restart when Santos whiffed on an easy-looking ball at his feet and Vargas picked it up and fired. Gallese got down to make the stop in the 46th minute. Three minutes later, it was Torres’ turn to cough up the ball. The Uruguayan left a soft pass attempt too close to Vargas, who quickly found Patrick Agyemang. The Charlotte striker sent his header right at Gallese.
Ojeda sent in a cross in the 52nd minute that he left too close to Kahlina for an easy catch.
A minute later, Charlotte won a corner. Ashley Westwood got his head to the back-post cross but could only get a piece of it, heading it softly wide.
Pareja sent McGuire on for an ineffective Enrique in the 56th minute to get the offense going, but Charlotte quickly won a corner and Andrew Privett headed it softly wide. Vargas knocked heads with Privett when the two arrived at the ball at the same time, and they continued after treatment.
The Lions finally attempted a shot in the 65th minute. Thorhallsson cut inside and had a go, but his effort was deflected behind by the defense for an Orlando corner. Despite generating no offense all night, the Lions played the corner short, quickly passed it backward near midfield, and then sent in a lazy lob of an entry ball for Kahlina to catch.
Agyemang nearly got in behind two minutes later. Jansson did well to make a vital sliding challenge in the box to knock it out for a corner. Nothing came from that or another corner moments later, sandwiched around an unsuccessful Orlando corner at the other end.
Another corner kick was cleared outside the area in the 74th minute, falling for Nathan Byrne, who blasted his shot into the stands.
The Lions got their only shot on target of the night in the 83rd minute. Left with time and space just outside the area, Angulo sent in a shot, but it didn’t have a lot on it and sailed right at Kahlina.
A couple more wasted Charlotte corners and the game headed into an indicated nine minutes of stoppage time that ended up being a bit longer than that.
Torres looked to have finally broken the ice in the fifth minute of stoppage time. A good ball from Luis Muriel sent Lodeiro down the left. Lodeiro found Torres in the middle and the Uruguayan blasted the shot into the net, but the flag came up after the ball went in. The replay showed Lodeiro was about even with the last defender. His arm, which is not a part of the body that an attacker can score with, may have been beyond the closest defender, but Ream’s foot may have been keeping him on.
It was one of those plays that probably would have stood regardless of how it was called on the field, so it was fortunate for Charlotte that the flag came up.
“We have seen it already multiple times. Don’t understand why, knowing the ruling, why the team was flagged up without (it) just being so obvious,” Pareja said of the play. “And after we reviewed it, I have to say that I didn’t see it clear that it was an offside. Nothing that I say now is going to change that.”
That was the final attack and the game went to penalties.
Orlando City held the advantage in possession (55.3%-44.7%) and passing accuracy (86.7%-83.2%), while Charlotte had more shots (13-2), shots on target (3-1), and corners (11-3).
“I think they did a really good job of really sitting and waiting and staying compact together and trying to hit us on the counterattack, which they did very well,” Schlegel said. “You know, they’re a really strong team and a really physical team, so when they were defending us, they used that to their advantage. We have to take this week to fix those mistakes that we had today and really get stronger, so that way we can be the best team out there on Saturday and advance to the next round.”
“I think that we could have done much better after we extended our game to the middle third and then create some chances and put Charlotte in more difficult situations,” Pareja said. “But it was the game that was proposed for Charlotte, just waiting for any error and counterattack. At that moment we preferred just to have the control and see if we can break those lines in a different manner, but it really was tense for both teams. It was again very tight in the middle, not much spaces, and that’s very clear that we couldn’t break that line the way we wanted.”
Lodeiro was the first Orlando shooter and unfortunately he didn’t set the tone. Lodeiro’s shot was too close to Kahlina and a good height for the keeper. Kahlina guessed correctly and saved it.
After Agyemang scored for Charlotte, Jansson sent his penalty way over the bar to effectively end things. Karol Swiderski hit his penalty to give the hosts a commanding 2-0 lead after two rounds.
Muriel had no trouble with his penalty to get Orlando on the board, but Westwood answered, pushing Orlando to the brink. The Lions’ fourth shooter was McGuire, who hit it hard but left his shot far too close to the goalkeeper, and Kahlina made the save, ending the game.
“At the end, we could have won it,” Pareja said. “(The penalty shootout) It’s obviously frustration, but it’s part of this game. It’s something that I don’t want to stick with, and the players have to have the positivism and the courage that we always have to finish our game at home.”
“Obviously, not the result that we wanted tonight and a difficult way to have the final,” Schlegel said. “We’re a little bit angry at the result, because we felt like we played a really good game. We were driving the game at times, but we weren’t able to score that goal, and they were able to take the victory in penalties. So, certainly something to discuss this week. But yeah, we’re heated, and focusing on Saturday now.”
The Lions will host Charlotte on Saturday, Nov. 9 in a winner-take-all Game 3. The winner advances to the Eastern Conference semifinals, while the loser is done for the season. Like tonight’s game, a draw would immediately go to penalties.
Orlando City
Orlando City vs. Real Salt Lake: Five Takeaways
Here’s what we learned from Orlando City’s 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.
Orlando City hosted Real Salt Lake at Inter.co Stadium Saturday, and it was a tale of two halves. The first half was one of the most boring first halves of soccer ever, and the second half was a wild free-for-all with Orlando City coming to life. The Lions were able to earn all three points at home, defeating RSL 2-1. Here are my five takeaways from the match.
An Inevitable Goal
Orlando City put out a mostly first-choice team on short rest, while RSL rotated pretty heavily due to their schedule congestion and a Leagues Cup knockout match coming up on Tuesday.The Lions had the majority of the possession through the first 35 mintues, while RSL was able to send the ball over the top a few times early, but the visitors kept getting the timing wrong against Orlando’s high line, resulting in offside calls. That was until the 36th minute, when Dominik Marczuk managed to stay onside, blazed past Zakaria Taifi, and was all alone on the back post. It wasn’t hard to put it in from there. Orlando City had the better of the play up to that point, but it still felt like Real Salt Lake’s goal was more likely.
Possession Without Purpose
Despite holding 58% possession in the first half, Orlando City managed to get exactly zero shots on goal on zero shots total. Zero shots taken the entire first half! As I mentioned above, that was zero shots against a heavily rotated RSL squad. For a team with Antoine Griezmann, Marco Pasalic, and Griffin Dorsey in the starting lineup, that stat is unacceptable. The lack of any chances resulted in Martin Perelman bringing on Justin Ellis and Daryl Dike as offensive halftime substitutions.
Subs Make a Difference
It took less than 10 minutes for Ellis and Dike, along with fellow substitute Joran Gerbet, to make a difference. While it was ultimately Griezmann who scored the goal, it was Gerbet, Ellis, and Dike that made it happen. Gerbet picked up a loose ball Eduard Atuesta won and sent it to Ellis on the right. Ellis sent the ball into the box to Dike, who took it with his back to goal, pirouetted with the ball, and shot it. Unfortunately for Dike, Mason Stajduhar was there to block it. Unfortunately for Stajduhar, Griezmann was there for the poacher’s goal to level the score for Orlando City. Griezmann positioned himself wisely without the ball, but it was the three halftime subs that really made it happen.
Griezmann Gets Another
After equalizing, Orlando City had all the momentum and pressed for a second goal. It was Griezmann who provided the winning goal with his first brace for the Lions. If his first goal was a “right time, right place” type of goal, his second was luck and skill combined. He took a pass in the box from Tyrese Spicer and tried to back heel it to Dike. The ball bounced off the defender and right back to Griezmann, who wasted no time in putting it in the back of the net. It was a microcosm of Griezmann’s time in Orlando for me. He tried to be unselfish, but ultimately taking the shot himself was what was needed. More of this please.
Possession With Purpose
If Orlando City did almost nothing with the ball in the first half, the Lions did everything needed with the ball in the second half. They actually raised the possession to 60% by the end of the match, scored two goals, and didn’t allow a second from RSL. The defenders were able to clear most of the attacks and Maxime Crepeau cleaned up anything that got through. Orlando City was able to continue to push into the attack even after the second goal. As I said above, it was a tale of two halves, and fortunately, the second half was enough for the win.
That is what I saw in Orlando City’s 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Vamos Orlando!
Orlando City
Orlando City vs. Real Salt Lake: Final Score 2-1 as Griezmann’s Brace Lifts Lions to Win
Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the second half to help Orlando City erase a 1-0 deficit and beat RSL at home.
Antoine Griezmann scored two second-half goals for his first Orlando City brace, leading the Lions to a 2-1 comeback win over Real Salt Lake at Inter.co Stadium tonight. After a lethargic opening 45 minutes that saw the visitors take a 1-0 lead into the half on Dominik Marczuk’s goal, an energetic trio of halftime subs injected life into the attack for Orlando (7-11-3, 24 points).
Griezmann’s two goals pushed the Lions past Real Salt Lake (8-8-4, 28 points), but it’s fair to say Orlando City wasn’t clean enough in the first half and couldn’t turn possession into attacking threat until the introduction of second-half subs Justin Ellis, Joran Gerbet, Daryl Dike, and Tyrese Spicer.
The Lions snapped an 0-2-2 winless streak in all competitions and a 0-2-1 skid in league play with tonight’s win, moving just over the playoff line into ninth spot in the Eastern Conference.
“It was a tough game,” Orlando City interim head coach Martin Perelman said after the match. “It wasn’t easy the first half; we tried good and sometimes it happens like that, the game. I think the team in the second half was able to to play in a very difficult moment. It’s not easy and the guys did an amazing job.”
Perelman’s lineup included Maxime Crepeau in goal behind a back line of Zakaria Taifi, Robin Jansson, David Brekalo, and Griffin Dorsey. Luis Otavio and Eduard Atuesta started in central midfield inside of Ivan Angulo and Marco Pasalic, with Tiago joining Antoine Griezmann up top.
The first half consisted of long spells of Orlando possession that came to nothing against a heavily rotated RSL side, with former Lion Mason Stajduhar having to do nothing in goal, because the Lions couldn’t even manage one first-half shot attempt. The visitors were content to stay in their low block of five at the back and four midfielders, wait for the exhausted-looking hosts to misplace a pass or have a bad touch, and look for chances to hit on the counter or with balls over the top.
Griezmann looked the most in need of a rest, as several of his touches were heavy in the first half, but he was far from the only one.
There was a scary moment early in the game when Jansson collided with Marczuk on an attempted RSL switch of play. The Orlando City captain was fouled and stayed down to get treatment, eventually leaving the field under his own power. He was able to return moments later.
Orlando City won a few set pieces in the opening half but did nothing with them, while the visitors looked dangerous if they could stay onside, which they struggled to do early. When the Lions did manage to find space against RSL’s back line, the crosses were poor, ending up either out of play or in the goalkeeper’s hands.
The visitors broke through the dull affair in the 36th minute. Alexandros Katranis laid off a ball on the left flank for Sam Junqua behind him. Junqua picked up his head and spotted Marczuk’s well-timed run behind Taifi and delivered a nice cross. Marczuk met the ball in the air with his foot and knocked it past Crepeau to make it 1-0.
Crepeau kept things from getting worse just before halftime. Angulo turned the ball over on an attempted recycle of a failed set piece, igniting a Real Salt Lake counter. The ball ended up with Marczuk again on the right and this time Crepeau was able to get a hand on it to palm it out for a corner.
The Lions dealt with the set piece and the half came to an end with Orlando’s starters trailing 1-0 to an RSL B-squad that dien’t allow a single shot attempt.
At the break, Orlando City had the advantage in possession (59.4%-40.6%) and passing accuracy (89.7-84.2%), while Real Salt Lake led in shots (3-0) and shots on target (2-0) and each team won one corner.
“It was a complicated game,” Griezmann said. “It’s never easy starting off with with a negative mark like that, but we made changes at halftime and put more more guys further up the field, and we were able to to get that goal and really kind of give ourselves some time of tranquility to create more opportunities to create those occasions to go out and get the winner.”
Looking to injuct some life into the game, or at least some fresh legs, Perelman sent Gerbet, Dike, and Ellis into the game at halftime for Otavio, Tiago, and Pasalic. It took a few minutes for the subs to settle in, but it made a difference in the Lions’ energy level.
Marczuk had the first look at goal in the second half, however, firing from distance from the right side, but it caused no trouble for Crepeau in the 50th minute.
Gerbet and Atuesta worked well together in the middle, keeping the ball better and allowing Taifi to jump into the play on the left. Taifi had a shot blocked out for a corner in the 51st minute. A minute later, Atuesta played a slick through ball for Griezmann. With Stajduhar coming off his line, the Frenchman chipped a shot over him but it went inches wide of the left post.
Orlando scored seconds after Stajduhar put the ball back into play. Jansson’s pressure helped knock the ball to Gerbet, who found Atuesta at midfield. Atuesta turned and quickly played it to the onrushing Ellis up the right channel. Ellis sent it in front to Dike, but it was a little behind the big striker. Dike was able to pull it down with his foot and make a spinning shot, but it was blocked to Griezmann, who cleaned up in front, making it 1-1 in the 53rd minute.
Taifi got down the left in the 55th minute and did well to cut back a cross for Griezmann entering the box. Griezmann hit his shot immediately but it fizzed just over the bar. Three minutes later, Taifi cut inside and fired but hit the outside of the left post.
Real Salt Lake sent on Diego Luna, Saba Lobjanidze, and Morgan Guilavogui to try to counter the energy Orlando’s subs had brought into the game, and things opened up a bit. Dorsey did well to stick out a foot to deny a pass that would have put Luna in on goal in the 64th minute.
Spicer came on for Taifi in the 69th minute and injected even more energy into the match. He quickly won a set piece on the left just moments after coming on near the left corner flag. Atuesta sent his delivery on target toward the near post but it was headed behind for a corner kick. The ensuing corner bounced out to Ellis near the top of the area. The Homegrown forward used some deft footwork to work his way past two defenders before getting his shot blocked out for another corner.
Real Salt Lake broke the other way after the set piece and Luna ended up with it. He fired on target but Crepeau blocked it out of play for a corner. Orlando partially cleared the set piece delivery and Katranis tried a shot from long range that was well off target.
Orlando City took the lead moments later. Jansson sent the ball long out of the back to Spicer on the left. The Trinidad & Tobago international did well to get a cross in for Griezmann in the box. The first touch got away from the Frenchman but he picked up the rebound and slotted it past Stajduhar to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute.
“I think it’s a very good cross from ‘Spice’ and I was thinking to do one touch to score but I did very bad,” Griezmann said. “The defender touched the ball and the ball came to me, and yeah I saw a lot of legs and I tried to just make a pass between the legs of the defender and here is where you need to be patient just for one or two seconds. And today I was very patient in this time and this is why I scored.”
“It’s mandatory for us to enjoy Griezmann,” Perelman said. “We are lucky to be in the moment that he’s here with us. He’s one of the best players in the history of this sport. We have the privilege to see him. It’s just about enjoying him, watching him and enjoying him.”
Real Salt Lake threw bodies forward into the attack, but aside from some corner kicks, the visitors couldn’t produce much. Any time it looked like RSL might create something in the final third, Orlando was able to block crosses or head them out of danger. Orlando City also kept the ball well for spells down the stretch, taking the pressure off and allowing the Lions to see out the game.
At the final whistle, the Lions held the advantage in possession (59.6%-40.4%), shots (13-9), passing accuracy (88.8%-82%), and corners (5-4). Real Salt Lake put more shots on target (4-3). Ultimately, the Lions were sharp enough in the second half to make up for the slow start, although RSL helped out by being offside seven times to just once for Orlando.
“In the final zone, we were a lot more aggressive,” Griezmann said of the second half. “We were pressing more and more aggressive with our press, and it was a really good way to to get the win tonight.”
“The players were wanting to give us that control of the game against a team who sat back a little bit,” Perelman said. “I think the guys did a huge effort. Fortunately we could come back, win, because we really need it, and now we need to rest and think (about) the next one.”
“Just so happy to have the win at home,” Gerbet said. “It’s been like a gritty one, but a necessary one, an important one towards like the end of the season to get some momentum, because we’re going to start to go away as well, so we need to start to gain momentum, and I think that was a great way to do it.”
The Lions now get an honest-to-goodness normal work week. Their next match will be a week from tonight at Minnesota United.
Orlando City
Orlando City vs. Real Salt Lake: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More
The Lions look to finish their long homestand with a bounce-back performance against RSL.
Welcome to your match thread and preview for a Saturday night showdown between Orlando City (6-11-3, 21 points) and Real Salt Lake (8-7-4, 28 points) at Inter.co Stadium (7:30 p.m., Apple TV). This is the first and only scheduled meeting between the two teams from opposing conferences and the first time they’ve met since 2023 in Utah.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of the match.
History
The Lions are 2-2-3 in seven previous MLS meetings with RSL, including a 1-0-2 mark at home. However, Orlando City is 0-2-1 in their last three games against tonight’s visitors.
The last time the teams met, it was a forgettable result for Orlando City fans. But if you do remember, it’s not for good reasons, because it was a 4-0 beatdown that Real Salt Lake laid on the Lions on July 8, 2023. Cristian Arango, Justen Glad, Jefferson Savarino, and Anderson Julio did the damage.
During the most recent matchup in Orlando, most of us had no idea what COVID-19 was yet. The Lions and Real Salt Lake met on opening day of the 2020 MLS season, playing to a 0-0 draw at Exploria Stadium on Feb. 29. Despite it being a Leap Day, no one wanted to leap onto the scoresheet.
Orlando City lost the previous meeting, a 2-1 Real Salt Lake win in Utah on April 13, 2019. Nani scored Orlando’s only goal that day, but it came late in the match after Sam Johnson and Demir Kreilach had staked RSL to a 2-0 lead.
The May 6, 2018 meeting in Orlando was a wild 3-1 win for the Lions in which RSL missed multiple good scoring chances, hitting the woodwork and forcing Joe Bendik into some big saves. Dom Dwyer, Lamine Sané, and Yoshimar Yotún provided Orlando’s offense to offset Corey Baird’s early strike.
When the teams met in 2017 at Rio Tinto, Will Johnson provided all the offense against his old club in a 1-0 Orlando City victory. Johnson’s tally in the 17th minute was all Orlando City needed to take the first win of the series after two draws the previous two seasons.
In 2016, the teams played a memorable opening day match in which the Lions roared back with a frantic rally, as Cyle Larin and Adrian Winter pulled City level in a 2-2 draw at the Citrus Bowl. Joao Plata scored both RSL goals — one from the penalty spot — and RSL led 2-0 despite going down a man for 25 minutes, prior to Chris Penso evening things out by sending off Darwin Ceren.
Orlando drew 1-1 on the road in 2015 while down to 10 men after Kaká was sent off at the end of the first half. The captain opened the scoring. Sebastian Jaime found the equalizer in the 28th.
Match Overview
Orlando City enters on a poor run of form in a congested fixture schedule. The Lions lost 2-1 at home against the Chicago Fire on Wednesday, making it four games without a win in all competitions (0-2-2) and they haven’t won in MLS play in their last three (0-2-1). While the defense is leaking just one or two goals per game of late, the offense has been less tidy in finishing chances, which could be attributed to some players, including Antoine Griezmann, not getting much rest during this stretch of seven games in 22 days. Orlando is a pedestrian 4-4-2 at home this season and is winless in its last two home matches (0-1-1).
Real Salt Lake sits eighth in the Western Conference after going 0-3-3 in its last six league matches, including a 4-3 home loss to FC Dallas on Wednesday. But, oddly enough, that stretch of matches sandwiches a 2-0-1 run in Leagues Cup, and RSL advanced to the knockout rounds, where it will play Club Leon on Tuesday, so we may see some rotation, assuming the Utah-based club is going all in on trying to win Leagues Cup or at least one of the three coveted Concacaf Champions Cup spots. Tonight’s match will be RSL’s first on the road since Aug. 1, where the team is 1-5-3 in 2026 in league play.
Sergi Solans leads tonight’s opponents in goals (9) and goal contributions (12), with Diego Luna leading in assists (6) while adding five goals for 11 total goal contributions. The departure of Zavier Gozo and his six goals and five assists is a tough break for RSL, because beyond those three, 10 goals are spread across eight different players.
The Lions must rediscover their scoring boots for this game, as the Orlando defense pitches precious few shutouts, and if RSL plays its starters, either Solans, Luna, or both could do some damage on the other end.
The Lions will be without Braian Ojeda (foot), Martin Ojeda (thigh), and Bernardo Rhein (thigh), while Adrian Marin (thigh) is questionable, so left back may be an adventure, with Zakaria Taifi, Ivan Angulo, and David Brekalo as the leading candidates to play there, and all of them are right-footed. Real Salt Lake will be without Zach Booth (hamstring), Griffin Dillon (foot), Emeka Eneli (knee), Glad (adductor), and Ariath Piol (Achilles).
Match Content
- The most recent episode of the PawedCast includes our key matchups and score predictions for tonight’s match.
- David Rohe gave his three keys to an Orlando City victory in tonight’s match.
Official Lineups
Orlando City (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: Maxime Crepeau.
Defenders: Zakaria Taifi, Robin Jansson, David Brekalo, Griffin Dorsey.
Midfielders: Ivan Angulo, Luis Otavio, Eduard Atuesta, Marco Pasalic.
Forwards: Tiago, Antoine Griezmann.
Bench: Javier Otero, Iago, Wilder Cartagena, Joran Gerbet, Gustavo Caraballo, Harvey Sarajian, Tyrese Spicer, Justin Ellis, Daryl Dike.
Real Salt Lake (5-4-1)
Goalkeeper: Mason Stajduhar.
Defenders: Alexandros Katranis, Sam Junqua, Juan Arias, Kobi Henry, Domink Marczuk.
Midfielders: Aiden Hezarkhan, Luca Moisa, Pablo Ruiz, Lineker Rodrigues.
Forward: Victor Olatunji.
Bench: Rafael Cabral, Juan Sanabria, Philip Quinton, Lukas Engel, Noel Caliskan, Colin Guske, Morgan Guilavogui, Saba Lobjanidze, Diego Luna.
Referees
REF: Fotis Bazakos.
AR1: Brian Dunn.
AR2: Jose Da Silva.
4TH: Marcos DeOliveira.
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic.
AVAR: TJ Zablocki.
How to Watch
Match Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Inter.co Stadium — Orlando.
TV/Streaming: Apple TV.
Radio: AM 810 FOX Sports Radio Orlando (English), Mega 97.1 FM (Spanish), Nossa Rádio 1160 AM-WRLZ (Portuguese).
Social Media: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow us on Bluesky Social at @themaneland.bsky.social or follow Orlando City’s official Twitter (@OrlandoCitySC) or Bluesky (@OrlandoCitySC) feed.
Enjoy the match. Go City!
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