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Orlando City vs. New York Red Bulls: Final Score 0-0 as 10-Man Lions Held at Home

Rodrigo Schlegel’s second yellow card early in the second half derailed a good performance and forced the Lions to hold on for a single point at home.

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Dan MacDonald, The Mane Land

A great (but wasteful) performance at home was ruined in the 56th minute when Rodrigo Schlegel picked up a second yellow card, forcing the Lions to hold on for a 0-0 draw against the New York Red Bulls at Inter&Co Stadium. Orlando City (3-2-3, 12 points) was the better side and created by far the most chances than New York (3-2-3, 12 points) up to that point in the game, but the manpower disadvantage eventually took its toll, and the Lions were holding on at the end.

The Lions extended their unbeaten run to five games (2-0-3) but are also winless in two (0-0-2). Meanwhile, the Red Bulls are still winless on the road (0-2-2). It was the first time Orlando City had experienced two consecutive scoreless draws since the start of the 2023 season, when the Lions drew FC Cincinnati and Tigres each 0-0 at home on March 4 and 7 in MLS and Concacaf Champions League play, respectively.

“I thought after the performance, especially that we had in the first half and part of the second half until the red card came, we felt that we lost those two points, and it was a team that that we dominated,” Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja said after the match. “But this is another experience that we have to learn from, and how can we kill those games when we have the chances and be precise and be lethal. We’re good when we’re in that mode. Unfortunately, today we weren’t.”

Pareja made no changes from last week’s lineup at Philadelphia, although Cesar Araujo and Eduard Atuesta were available off the bench. Pedro Gallese started in goal behind a back line of David Brekalo, Robin Jansson, Schlegel, and Alex Freeman. Joran Gerbet and Dagur Dan Thorhallsson started in central midfield behind an attacking line of Ivan Angulo, Martin Ojeda, and Marco Pasalic, with Luis Muriel up top.

Orlando created a great chance almost immediately. Freeman threaded a pass through traffic to Thorhallsson to break the defensive line and the Lions came forward with numbers. Ojeda slipped a ball in behind to Muriel, but the Colombian sent his shot too close to Carlos Coronel, who made the save.

Two minutes later, Eric Choupo-Moting scored off a pass from Emil Forsberg, but he was well offside on the through ball and the flag came up.

Orlando held more of the ball in the opening minutes and Pasalic shook free at the top of the area in the 12th minute with enough space for a shot. The Croatian fired a blast toward the near post from the right side but it caught outside netting after fizzing just wide of the right post.

New York’s next chance came in the 18th minute, when Felipe Carballo fired from about 25 yards out from goal. He didn’t miss by much, sizzling a shot just wide of the left post.

It was Muriel’s turn to hit the outside netting in the 22nd minute. Three minutes later, the ball found Angulo at the top of the area. The left wing spun around and fired, but hit his shot just wide of the right post.

Ojeda got a good shot on target in the 33rd minute, but he tried to go near post on Coronel, who was well positioned to make the save.

The Lions did nothing with the ensuing corner. Pasalic sent a weak dribbler right at Coronel in the 38th minute, as the Lions kept pressing the attack but not finishing it. Two minutes later, Muriel nearly jumped on a gift turnover in front of goal but Coronel got a touch on it and the chance evaporated.

Jansson was left in front on a recycled set piece in the 43rd minute and had a free header, but he too hit his shot right at Coronel, who fought it off with a good reaction save.

That was the last good look at the half, as the wasteful Lions were level with the Red Bulls at the break. Orlando City finished the half with the advantage in possession (64%-36%), shots (9-1), shots on target (4-0), corners (4-0), and passing accuracy (83.8%-71.1%). However, the Lions did not take their chances, which helped the visitors stay in the game.

“I think the elaboration of our game today was cleaner,” Pareja said when asked about what was different in this match than previous recent games against the Red Bulls. “I have to recognize and highlight the performance of those two midfielders that we had today with Joran (Gerbet) and Dagur (Dan Thorhallsson). They absorbed that pressure and they cleaned it up in a way that we could advance to the next phase of the game, or put a team in deeper situations. We were a cleaner team with the ball. It was something that we’re going to appreciate much more during the week, now that we’re not happy with the result, but that phase just makes our team go to the next level.”

Orlando continued to press forward after the restart. Gerbet sent a header across for Brekalo on a set piece but the defender was falling under contact and couldn’t get on the ball. Moments later, Pasalic fired a shot that a defender blocked out for a corner. Brekalo got his head to the cross on the corner kick but he was turned around and couldn’t get it on target in the 54th minute.

The match changed in the visitors’ favor in the 56th minute. Schlegel picked up a second yellow card and Chris Penso sent him off, putting the Lions down a man for the rest of the game.

“I felt early in that game, you have to be careful, because it’s still 30 minutes (left) and 10 men, we know, is a lot of running for everyone,” Gerbet said. “So, you have to cover more space from everyone, so I felt like you have to be cautious. But we want the result at home, so I felt like we did a pretty good job until the last 10 minutes in the game, like trying to push, trying to push, trying to score, but after, at some point, you also have to be true with yourself that you have to (not) lose the game. If you cannot win, you don’t need to lose. So, I felt the team responded really well. I mean, we’re disappointed, but we take it.”

New York quickly created danger after Schlegel’s dismissal and won a corner as Jansson was forced to knock a dangerous cross behind and out of play. The Lions countered after clearing the set piece, with Angulo winning an Orlando corner. However, nothing came of it.

The game setled into a back-and-forth affair for about a quarter of an hour before the Red Bulls started keeping more of the ball after the Lions subbed off a few attacking midfielders. Wikelman Carmona got in front and redirected a ball on frame that forced a save from Gallese in the 76th minute.

Second-half sub Atuesta committed a foul moments later to set up a dangerous set piece. The cross found Carballo at the near post but his free header sailed wide. Moments later, Dylan Nealis fired from long range but his shot was always rising and sailed well over the bar in the 87th minute.

Omar Valencia went down looking for a penalty call in the 89th minute, but all he drew was a yellow card for simulation.

Orlando was unable to fashion an attack of any kind in the seven minutes of stoppage time, but at least the Lions were fundamentally sound on the defensive end. New York’s only half chance came in the fifth added minute, when a good ball from the right nearly found Choupo-Moting at the back post. Freeman did just enough to keep the opposing striker from getting to the cross.

The whistle blew on Orlando’s second consecutive 0-0 draw moments later, as the second Schlegel yellow card spoiled an opportunity for the Lions to get all three points from the match.

Despite being a man down for most of the second half, Orlando City still finished with the advantage in possession (50.7%-49.3%), shots (14-10), shots on target (4-1), and corners (7-2). The Red Bulls finished with better passing accuracy (82.8%-79.1%).

“I felt like we played an awesome game,” Brekalo said. “We were dominating most of it, just disappointing that we didn’t get three points today. But I think with this attitude, these qualities that we’ve shown today, we are going to be successful in the long term. We knew that most of the dangerous balls that come are through balls from Forsberg, so just being close to him and expecting the through balls to (Choupo-Moting). Obviously, I think we did well. I don’t think until the red card, they got any clear chances of scoring.”

“I have to say that the willingness of the players and the commitment with the game, and you saw all the metrics and and that performance, is probably the best that we have had against this club, New York,” Pareja said. “And we really, really feel that (lack of) precision, it just kept us away from winning our three points, and obviously it is another story when the red card came, and obviously they push, and then we had just to congest a little bit the middle. And then it was another game played there. It was not the same game.”

The Lions go right back on the road for their fifth away match in seven games when they visit Montreal on Saturday.

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Orlando City vs. New York Red Bulls: Preview, How to Watch, TV Info, Live Stream, Lineups, Match Thread, and More

The Lions hit the road looking to keep rolling for one more match before Leagues Cup starts.

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Dan MacDonald, The Mane Land

Welcome to your match thread and preview for a Saturday night Eastern Conference matchup between Orlando City (6-9-2, 20 points) and the New York Red Bulls (6-7-4, 22 points) at Sports Illustrated Stadium (7:30 p.m., Apple TV). This is the second of the two scheduled meetings between the teams this season after the sides kicked off the season against each other in February.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the match.

History

The Lions are 8-11-5 in 24 league meetings with the Red Bulls in the all-time series (9-12-5 in all competitions), with a record of 4-6-2 on the road. Orlando City is not in a good run of form against New York, having gone 0-3-3 in the last six meetings.

The Lions and Red Bulls met in Orlando on opening day back on Feb. 21, with Orlando City unable to overcome a terrible first half in a 2-1 loss. Julian Hall scored a first-half brace, and the Lions were unable to hit the net until deep in stoppage time, when Tiago scored his first Orlando City goal to spoil the shutout.

The teams split the points in both meetings a year ago, playing to a 0-0 draw in Orlando on April 12, 2025. That wasn’t a bad result for the Lions, considering Rodrigo Schlegel was sent off early in the second half after receiving his second yellow card of the game. It was Orlando’s second consecutive scoreless draw out of three straight, and four 0-0 affairs in five matches during a particularly dry patch for the Lions’ offense.

These two sides met less than a month prior to that game, playing to a 2-2 draw at Sports Illustrated Stadium on March 15. Martin Ojeda’s strike put Orlando up early, but it was canceled out by a controversial penalty by Eric Choupo-Moting just 11 minutes later. Marco Pasalic restored the Lions’ lead before the break with a stunning strike. However, Dennis Gjengaar was left unattended in front just two minutes after the restart, and he scored the tying goal.

The two teams faced each other in the 2024 Eastern Conference final at Inter&Co Stadium on Nov. 30, 2024, with an Andres Reyes set piece goal all that separated the sides in a 1-0 New York win. It was the first-ever playoff meeting between the two clubs.

The teams met in New Jersey on June 1, 2024, with the hosts coming away with a 1-0 win on a set piece goal from John Tolkin. Orlando City wasn’t in the best run of form at the time, and it was the third shutout the Lions suffered in a five-game span. The first meeting of the 2024 season came at Inter&Co Stadium on March 30, with the two sides playing to a 1-1 draw. A Kyle Smith foul in the box allowed Lewis Morgan to put the visitors ahead, but a late own goal by Noah Eile resulted in a stalemate.

Orlando City got the sweep in 2023 and did not concede a goal in the series, winning the last meeting of the year 3-0 at the stadium then known as Red Bull Arena. Facundo Torres scored twice — once from the spot — after Ivan Angulo opened the scoring for an easy road win. The two sides met in Orlando on opening day of 2023, with Orlando City winning 1-0 on a Torres penalty kick on Feb. 25. Sean Nealis’ handball allowed the Lions to start the season with a victory.

Orlando City won at Red Bull Arena 1-0 on Aug. 13, 2022, thanks to a Torres goal. That allowed the Lions to split the regular-season meetings and take two of three against New York in all competitions in 2022.

The Lions scored five unanswered goals to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 5-1 romp in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals on July 27, 2022 at Exploria Stadium. Cesar Araujo scored his first two professional goals on set pieces, while Mauricio Pereyra, Torres, and Benji Michel also found the net. Morgan scored New York’s lone goal.

The win in August had allowed the Lions to snap a four-game winless streak (0-3-1) in the regular-season series. The last of those non-wins came on April 24, 2022, when the Lions were walloped 3-0 at home on goals by Luquinhas, Cristian Casseres Jr., and Morgan, and Orlando City failed to get any of its measly three shot attempts on target.

The Red Bulls swept the season series in 2021. The teams met at Exploria Stadium on July 3 of that season with New York taking home a 2-1 win. Casseres opened the scoring just six minutes in, but Chris Mueller pulled the Lions level early in the second half. Fabio’s late goal lifted the visitors. Pereyra’s poor penalty was saved by Carlos Coronel, which cost Orlando City a better result.

The Red Bulls also handed Orlando City its first loss of the 2021 season, a 2-1 affair at Red Bull Arena, on May 29, 2021. Nani was suspended for that match and it showed, as the Lions were sloppy in possession and lacked composure on the ball. New York took the lead on goals by Caden Clark and Casseres, before Silvester van der Water pulled one back late. The Dutchman had a golden opportunity to tie the match moments later but skied his shot well over the bar.

The Lions fought to a road draw on Oct. 18, 2020, with Brian White equalizing deep in stoppage time in a 1-1 match. Nani had put the Lions ahead in the second half with a penalty kick goal and Orlando clinched its first ever MLS playoff spot despite spilling those late two points. That was the last match in the club’s record 12-match unbeaten streak in MLS play.

Orlando got the better of New York at Exploria Stadium on Oct. 3, 2020, winning 3-1 on goals by Daryl Dike, Junior Urso, and Antonio Carlos. Florian Valot scored for New York.

The teams split 1-0 road wins in the 2019 season series. White scored the only goal in Orlando on July 21, and Sacha Kljestan’s goal was the difference at Red Bull Arena on March 23. Before that game, the home team had won each of the previous five games in the series, splitting a pair of matches during the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

The teams split two meetings in 2018, with the Red Bulls grabbing a 1-0 result in the 2018 season finale to capture the Supporters’ Shield and the Lions pulling off a 4-3 home victory on March 31, 2018. Each team won at home in 2017 to split the two-game series, with New York winning 3-1 on Aug. 12, and Orlando City opening the season series with a 1-0 win on April 9 behind Servando Carrasco’s goal.

The teams met three times in 2016, with New York going 2-0-1. The teams split two games in 2015, with the road team winning both times, including Orlando City’s 5-2 win in New Jersey behind a Cyle Larin hat trick.

Overview

Orlando City restarted the season after the World Cup break in better form than anyone could have expected. Going up against two of the three best teams in MLS in just a four-day span, the Lions picked up a big 4-0 road win at San Jose before returning home to beat MLS Supporters’ Shield-leading Nashville 1-0 a week ago. Antoine Griezmann joining the team helped a lot with that, but despite missing several critical players, Orlando put together a pair of complete performances and shut down two good offenses. Whether it was a matter of catching teams complacent after a long layoff or a developing trend, we’ll have to wait and see.

The Lions enter tonight with a poor road record in 2026 of just 2-6-1, but one of those wins was a beatdown of the Earthquakes in the last away match.

Meanwhile, New York has lost 3-1 and 2-0 since the restart. The Red Bulls are 3-3-2 at home, and they are led by Hall’s nine goals and four assists for 13 total goal contributions. Jorge Ruvalcaba has been a nice pickup by New York, chipping in seven goals already this season, although he’ll be out tonight with a suspension. Emil Forsberg has added a goal and six assists to go along with Ronald Donkor’s one goal and five assists and Cade Cowell’s two goals and five assists. So, despite only scoring one goal since the restart, the Red Bulls have plenty of weapons.

The Lions will need to continue playing the kind of defense they showed against Nashville a week ago to get a road result heading into the Leagues Cup break.

Orlando City will be without Martin Ojeda (thigh), Nolan Miller (knee), Colin Guske (international duty), and Clovis Archage (international duty), while midfielder Joran Gerbet (knee) has been upgraded to questionable. New York will be missing A.J. Marcucci (knee), Adri Mehmeti (suspension), Ruvalcaba (suspension), Omar Valencia (suspension), and Rafael Mosquera (thigh).

Match Content

Projected Lineups

Orlando City (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Maxime Crepeau.

Defenders: Adrian Marin, Robin Jansson, David Brekalo, Griffin Dorsey.

Midfielders: Ivan Angulo, Braian Ojeda, Eduard Atuesta, Tiago.

Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Justin Ellis.

New York Red Bulls (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Ethan Horvath.

Defenders: Matthew Dos Santos, Julian Bazan, Justin Che, Dylan Nealis.

Midfielders: Emil Forsberg, Gustav Berggren, Ronald Donkor.

Forwards: Mohammed Sofo, Julian Hall, Cade Cowell.

Referees

REF: Filip Dujic.
AR1: Kathryn Nesbitt.
AR2: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho.
4TH: Pierre-Luc Lauziere.
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard.
AVAR: Craig Lowry.

How to Watch

Match Time: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium — Harrison, NJ.

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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Intelligence Report: Orlando City vs. New York Red Bulls

Get caught up on how things have been going for the New York Red Bulls, courtesy of someone who knows them best.

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Dan MacDonald, The Mane Land

It’s matchday eve once again, as Orlando City will try to make it three wins in a row after coming back from the World Cup break. Standing between the Lions and three victories on the bounce are the New York Red Bulls, as OCSC will hit the road up to New Jersey on Saturday to try to exact vengeance for an opening day loss.

A match with the Red Bulls means I caught up with Mark Fishkin, who hosts the Seeing Red Podcast — an independent outlet that always provides excellent coverage of New York. As usual, he was kind enough to bring us up to speed on how things have been going for the Red Bulls since the season opener.

With five goals conceded in two post-World Cup games, the defense seems to be a sticky spot for the Red Bulls at the moment. What are you seeing back there that has contributed to the back line’s difficulties?

Mark Fishkin: There’s so much that’s gone into New York’s ineptitude in the back…young, young players still figuring things out on the back line (ages 17, 20, 22) plus a challenge in net with Ethan Horvath. Horvath is usually good for one or two spectacular saves every match, plus a massive howler. Every. Time. Out.

After torturing Orlando in the season opener, Julian Hall has kept on cooking and leads the team with 12 goal contributions. What has made him so effective this season?

MF: Hall is a fantastic finisher who has benefitted from exemplary service, mostly from Cade Cowell (six assists)  on the right but also from Jorge Ruvalcaba (who is out for Saturday on yellow card accumulation), and Emil Forsberg. In the season opener, Hall’s performance opened eyes across the league, and the teenager hasn’t stopped. He’s been a bright spot for the team this season.

Based on what you’ve seen so far, what should the minimum expectation be for Red Bulls fans this year? What needs to happen for those expectations to be exceeded?

MF: Before the season, Red Bulls’ fans would have been happy with returning to the playoffs after the team’s first postseason miss since 2009 last year. However, a quick start, and then a great run before the World Cup Break (10 points over four matches) raised expectations in a big way. Since the break, however, the performances have been terrible. New York allowed three goals at one-win Philadelphia, then conceded twice to Charlotte in the first 12 minutes last week and lost 2-0. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotion for fans, and the car is heading down, down, down.

Will any players be unavailable due to injuries, suspensions, call-ups, etc.? What is your projected starting XI and score prediction?

MF: Key suspensions for the Red Bulls include Adri Mehmeti (red card last week) and the aforementioned Ruvalcaba.  The Red Bulls are close to injury free.
Starting XI (4-3-3) could be: Ethan Horvath; Matthew Dos Santos, Julian Bazan, Justin Che, Dylan Nealis; Emil Forsberg, Gustav Berggren, Ronald Donkor; Mohammed Sofo, Julian Hall, Cade Cowell.

*score prediction not provided

Thank you to Mark for the great update on the Red Bulls. Vamos Orlando!

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Lion Links: 7/31/26

Yutaro Tsukada loaned to Rhode Island FC, Orlando Pride play the North Carolina Courage tonight, NWSL ends deal with Victory+, and more.

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Happy Friday, Mane Landers! It’s the final day of July, and I’m hoping that the Orlando Pride can close out the month on a positive note tonight. We also have both Orlando City and Orlando City B to look forward to Saturday night. Let’s jump right into today’s links from around the soccer world!

Yutaro Tsukada Loaned to Rhode Island FC

Orlando City loaned forward Yutaro Tsukada to Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2026 season. Selected by Orlando in the first round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Tsukada signed a first-team contract that August after impressing with Orlando City B. Unfortunately, he missed all of last season due to a knee injury and has only made two appearances for the Lions this season. Hopefully, he can make the most of his playing time in Rhode Island.

Orlando Pride Visit North Carolina Courage Tonight

The Orlando Pride are on the road tonight for a game against the North Carolina Courage. Road wins have been hard to come by for Orlando this season, as the Pride have only won two games away from the City Beautiful this year. While the Pride have struggled when visiting WakeMed Soccer Park over the years, they did manage to draw 1-1 against the Courage there last year. Orlando generated plenty of opportunities in its 1-0 win over the Chicago Stars, and midfielder Haley McCutcheon spoke on how that’s a positive sign heading into this match.

“I think we can either look at our chances and not converting them as a frustration point, or we can look at it as confidence that we’re creating these chances,” she said. “We’ve taken it into this week as: okay, we’re creating, and now we just need that final piece. Especially without Barbra here, it gives other players an opportunity to step up and be the finisher.”

NWSL Terminates Agreement With Victory+

Starting on Sunday, all NWSL games that were scheduled to stream on Victory+ will instead be streamed for free on NWSL+ after the league terminated its media rights agreement with the broadcast partner. The multi-year agreement lasted less than a year and the termination is reportedly due in part to unfulfilled payments to the NWSL. You can check out games on NWSL+ through the league’s website or its app.

UEFA Agrees to Boycott FIFA Events

In response to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s scheme to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors, UEFA’s 55 member nations convened and agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions. Concacaf also released a statement rejecting Infantino’s proposal, expressing concern over the lack of due process and more. We’ll see where the dominoes fall from here, with the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup set to take place in Poland starting on Sept. 5. While it’s tough seeing women’s soccer events at risk in this game of chicken, it’s nice to see that the confederations aren’t just shaking their heads while going along with the plans.

Free Kicks

  • Barbra Banda and Zambia will face off against Nigeria in Casablanca on Saturday in a critical Women’s Africa Cup of Nations match.
  • The Philadelphia Union transferred South African defender Olwethu Makhanya to Rangers in the Scottish Premiership for a reported $4.5 million fee. The 22-year-old has been with the Union for three years and was part of South Africa’s World Cup roster.
  • FC Cincinnati midfielder Gerardo Valenzuela was suspended for an additional game and fined by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for his violent conduct against the Columbus Crew on July 25. As a result, he’ll miss out on the match against Orlando City on Aug. 15.
  • Talks are reportedly taking place for American attacker Giovanni Reyna to move from Borussia Monchengladbach to Strasbourg in France.

That’s all I have for you this time around. I hope you all have a fantastic Friday and rest of your weekend!

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