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Orlando City vs. Columbus Crew: Player Grades and Man of the Match
How did your favorite Lions perform in Orlando City’s 3-1 victory against the Columbus Crew?
Orlando City will end the MLS regular season undefeated under the Friday night lights, as in their one and only Friday game, the Lions came from behind to defeat the Columbus Crew 3-1. The game started an hour late due to inclement weather and the Orlando City offense started an hour late due to reasons that they did not share, but once the game hit the final 30 minutes the Lions roared, scoring three goals in a 20-minute period and giving Columbus its first true home loss of the 2025 season.
I have my purple pen out and I am ready to issue some grades, so here we go. Let’s take a look at how Orlando City’s players rated individually in their Eastern Conference matchup.
Starters
GK, Pedro Gallese, 7 — El Pulpo probably should have added to his shutout tally during this game, because if not for a cross just barely grazing the hand of Marco Pašalić to give Columbus a penalty kick, he had the goal locked up, putting himself in the perfect position to collect all of the Crew’s non-penalty shots on target. With nearly two-thirds of the possession, Columbus threatened throughout, but Gallese was up to the task, starting in the second minute with a kick save and going all the way into the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time, when he saved a deflected volley, ending with six saves on the night. The Peruvian was quick to come off his line as well, playing an all-around solid game in net. He also completed 61.9% of his passes.
D, David Brekalo, 6.5 — The Crew attacked down their right side on 48% of their possessions, so Brekalo and left side partner Iván Angulo were frequently called on to step up defensively on Friday night. I thought the Slovenian was more good than great on the evening, as the Crew were able to play several threatening balls into the box after going down his side, but he also shut down several promising attacks and made some nice offensive runs up the left side, showing that Alex Freeman is not Orlando City’s only outside back who can contribute offensively. Brekalo was tied for second on the team with 29 completed passes, completing them at an 82.9% rate, and on the defensive side, he led the team with 10 clearances and contributed two tackles, two blocked shots, and one interception.
D, Robin Jansson, 6.5 — The captain was his usual solid self in the middle of the defense, but he did have one scary moment when he mis-hit a clearance and played a perfectly placed ball on the ground to Jacen Russell-Rowe, who is not a Lion, but thankfully Gallese was up to the task and that poor clearance did not come back to hurt Orlando City. Aside from that, the Beefy Swede delivered defensively, leading the team with three interceptions while logging three tackles, seven clearances, and one blocked shot. He was not as proficient as he usually is with his passes, completing only 81.8% of them, but because Orlando City had very little of the ball, that low completion rate only equated to six incomplete passes, and they did not hurt the team.
D, Rodrigo Schlegel, 6 — Jansson’s center back partner did not have any major misplays that created risk for the defense, but Schlegel did not make as many positive plays either, which is why I rated him a half point lower. He recorded two tackles and seven clearances, but most importantly, he had zero Schlegels, which contributed greatly to the Lions only allowing the one penalty kick goal. Offensively, he completed 90.3% of his passes, mostly short and medium passes, to change the point of attack. His overall collaboration with Jansson helped to keep Columbus from any goals from open play.
D, Alex Freeman, 6.5 — As regulation time was winding down, I was thinking that Friday night was going to be one of Freeman’s least impressive games of the season, but then the young right back showed why is so highly thought of, stepping up to intercept a pass, driving forward, and playing a perfectly weighted pass directly onto the left foot of a sprinting Martín Ojeda for the back-breaking third goal. That pass was so good that at first I thought it must have come from Eduard Atuesta, but no, it was the 20-year-old, and it was a beautiful assist. The rest of the game was only so-so for Freeman; Columbus attacked primarily down its right side but had good success down Freeman’s side, and there were several plays when he allowed Crew attackers to cut back inside and take dangerous shots, struggling to contain Max Arfsten. He did not have any tackles, but he contributed one interception and two clearances, and as usual, it was on offense where he made more of a mark, completing 84.4% of his passes with two key passes and one assist.
MF, Iván Angulo, 8.5 (MotM) — Columbus was done in by the Colombian, as Angulo was everywhere, leading the team in tackles with five while also getting the Lions back into the game, and then winning the game, with his two beautiful left-footed assists to Ramiro Enrique. This game was undoubtedly one of his best ever for the Lions, and it could have been even better, as he should have drawn a penalty as well, except that he forgot he was playing for Orlando City so he was never going to get that call. With how often Columbus attacked down the right side, Angulo was involved throughout his 89 minutes, and he delivered both offensively and defensively, helping Orlando City turn the game around after falling behind. He completed 84% of his passes, with both of his key passes becoming assists, and he also had two successful take-ons before coming off for Kyle Smith as Óscar Pareja put in some fresh legs to protect the lead.
MF, César Araújo, 6.5 — The Uruguayan was a quiet contributor against the Crew, playing his role well as he sat in front of the defense and helped connect the defense to the offense. With both Brekalo and Freeman venturing forward, Araújo often looked like a third center back alongside Jansson and Schlegel, and while that prevented him from making any threatening runs on offense, he still led the team in completed passes with 33 on 35 attempts to finish with a 97.1% completion rate. He added one tackle, one clearance, and one blocked shot on defense, playing a solid two-way game.
MF, Eduard Atuesta, 6 — Friday night’s performance was not one of Atuesta’s best, but even when not at his best, he still brought more to the table than he took off. The Colombian completed 85.3% of his passes, and on a different day his two key passes to Luis Muriel and Marco Pašalić could have turned into goals. He also added two tackles defensively, but the Crew’s domination of the ball meant he played deeper and more defensively than usual, and on this night he was not able to kickstart any major counterattacks from that defensive position.
MF, Marco Pašalić, 6.5 — The newly minted MLS All-Star created several chances, but he was unable to convert any of his four shots and was unlucky that Ojeda did not do better after he set him up in a dangerous location right at the end of the first half. Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte made a great save on a Pašalić rocket from close range in the second half, and even though he did not contribute a goal or an assist, I thought he played well. While the Croatian is not the defender that his opposite winger Angulo is, he still did well to track back and engage, which unfortunately came back to bite him when a cross just barely tipped his hand in the box, not even changing the flight of the ball, but it was deemed enough to give Columbus the penalty kick that put the Crew on the board. He completed 85.7% of his passes with one key pass before coming off for Zakaria Taifi in the 84th minute.
F, Luis Muriel, 5.5 — I imagine that Muriel must feel like he is cursed, as game after game he comes so close but just cannot find the back of the net. On Friday night he burst onto a deflected ball and had only Schulte to beat, but the Columbus goalkeeper made a great save after Muriel just could not get his shot wide enough. The Designated Player did not let it get him down though, continuing to make darting runs and trying to unlock the defense with his passes, but the final product was lacking during his 64 minutes on the field. He completed 64.7% of his passes and contributed one tackle and one clearance, but while he gave a worthy effort, he was not successful, and coincidence or not, the offense did not really get going until he came off for Enrique.
F, Martín Ojeda, 8 — It says a lot about Angulo’s night that Ojeda, with two assists and one goal, was not my choice for man of the match. Ojeda was outstanding though, delivering secondary assists on both of Enrique’s goals, and his through ball that set up Angulo’s second assist was one of the best passes by any Lion this season. The Argentine then received a pass from Freeman that was almost as nice as the one he played to Angulo, and he salted the game away with a blast that beat Schulte to the near post. Ojeda now has 25 goal contributions this season, a club record, and that is with nine games still remaining in the season. He completed 76.7% of his passes, including the two assists, and also added two tackles, one interception, and one clearance.
Substitutes
F, Ramiro Enrique (67′), 8 — Enrique came on and delivered everything a coach could hope for when subbing in a striker in the second half, scoring two goals and completely changing the tenor of the game. The Argentine’s first goal came by getting himself to a dangerous location and using his aerial ability to win the cross and flick it toward the uncovered far post. Just minutes later, he made another perfectly timed run, tracking Angulo’s second straight left-footed cross and finishing it from three yards out. The 24-year-old striker’s pace and energy were contagious, and with respect to Muriel, who played hard and gave his all, the Lions would not have won this game without Enrique changing the game.
MF, Zakaria Taifi, (84′), N/A — Taifi appears to have jumped up on the depth chart, as Friday’s game marked two straight matches in which he was the first choice to come on for one of Orlando City’s wing midfielders to help see out a win. He seemed confident and poised, completing three of his four pass attempts and hustling throughout his minutes on the field.
D, Kyle Smith, (89’), N/A — The Accountant came on in the final minute of regulation, entering for Angulo but playing more of a left back in a five-man back line. He completed one of his three pass attempts and recorded one tackle and two clearances.
That’s how I saw the individual performances in Orlando City’s 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew. Let us know what you thought of the game in the comments below and don’t forget to vote for your Man of the Match.
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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!
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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. Atuesta won the ball to Gerbet at midfield, and he turned and found Ellis on the right. Ellis sent it in front to Dike for the 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.
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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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