Match Report


Orlando CityOrlando City     FC DallasFC Dallas
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Fernando SantosF. Santos76
G
captain1
G
75Yasmani GutiérrezY. Gutiérrez
Troy CallahanT. Callahan72
D
2
D
69Carlos Eduardo PereiraC. Pereira
Jonathan GuaguaJ. Guagua86
D
3
D
70Sebastian NietoS. Nieto
Arturo IbarraA. Ibarra70
D
4
D
67José RiquelmeJ. Riquelme
Henry HillH. Hill75
D
5
D
72Luís TaffarelL. Taffarel
Murilo JuniorM. Junior76
M
6
M
80Daniel BlancoD. Blanco
Juan Sebastian VeronJ. Veron82
M
7captain
M
75Ezequiel IbáñezE. Ibáñez
Ronald ChancellorR. Chancellor76
M
8
A
74Jaime MenaJ. Mena
Mark TraynorM. Traynor85
A
9
A
74Servando PowellS. Powell
Wilker ArteagaW. Arteaga78
A
10
A
69Francisco NavarreteF. Navarrete
Nahuel MelendezN. Melendez80
A
11
A
72Mario SandersM. Sanders
 
Juan SerginhoJ. Serginho69
D
12
D
69Lukas FigueroaL. Figueroa
Bernardo SouzaB. Souza70
M
13
M
70Jairo LaraJ. Lara
Massimo AmauriM. Amauri71
A
14
A
70Jose Luis MaciasJ. Macias

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Orlando City Stadium where Orlando City play host to FC Dallas. A crowd of 20,799 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Orlando City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Dallas appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Mike Tavernese.


0.00
Orlando City kick off!
2.48
Daniel Blanco flicks a high pass forward to Mario Sanders who brings the ball under control. Mario Sanders knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Mena. Jaime Mena makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
6.12
Carlos Eduardo Pereira barges into Wilker Arteaga. The referee calls over Carlos Eduardo Pereira and shows him a yellow card! Wilker Arteaga runs off the knock.
9.52
Juan Sebastian Veron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor advances inside the box! Mark Traynor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.21
Henry Hill breaks forward. Henry Hill chips the ball to his team mate, Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nahuel Melendez but the linesman indicates offside!
18.31
Juan Sebastian Veron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga deftly passes the ball to Mark Traynor, releasing him through on goal. Mark Traynor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Yasmani Gutiérrez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.24
Arturo Ibarra flicks a high pass forward. Juan Sebastian Veron collects the pass. Juan Sebastian Veron deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor advances inside the box! Sebastian Nieto catches Mark Traynor on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
28.20
Daniel Blanco flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Mena who takes it down. Jaime Mena knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Henry Hill steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
30.50
Ronald Chancellor takes it forward alone. Ronald Chancellor whips in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Nahuel Melendez beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.12
Sebastian Nieto flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Ibáñez controls it well on his chest. Ezequiel Ibáñez passes the ball forward to Jaime Mena. Jaime Mena finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
36.10
Ezequiel Ibáñez flicks the ball to his team mate, Servando Powell. Servando Powell plays a scrappy one-two with Jaime Mena and advances towards the goal... Servando Powell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Henry Hill.
37.51
Corner kick to FC Dallas. Francisco Navarrete chips it out wide. Ezequiel Ibáñez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.08
Luís Taffarel plays the ball forward to Daniel Blanco. Daniel Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Mena. Jaime Mena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.24
Ronald Chancellor sees space and advances. Ronald Chancellor lofts in a cross ball towards Nahuel Melendez. Sebastian Nieto catches Nahuel Melendez on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
44.46
Murilo Junior knocks the ball to his team mate, Wilker Arteaga. Wilker Arteaga plays a quick one-two with Nahuel Melendez and rushes in on goal... Wilker Arteaga takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Yasmani Gutiérrez manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Orlando City appear unchanged since the first half. FC Dallas also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Dallas players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Dallas kick off!
47.33
Ezequiel Ibáñez threads the ball through to Servando Powell. Servando Powell plays a one-two with Francisco Navarrete and advances towards the goal... Servando Powell strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Fernando Santos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.01
With imagination, Arturo Ibarra picks a pass forward to Murilo Junior. Murilo Junior flicks a high pass forward. Wilker Arteaga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wilker Arteaga threads the ball through to Nahuel Melendez but he's offside!
57.21
Ezequiel Ibáñez knocks the ball forward to Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.10
Orlando City have made a substitution with Massimo Amauri replacing Wilker Arteaga .
61.11
Henry Hill makes a probing pass to Ronald Chancellor. Ronald Chancellor makes a simple pass to Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor plays a one-two with Massimo Amauri and rushes in on goal... Mark Traynor looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Yasmani Gutiérrez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
65.30
Ezequiel Ibáñez makes a beautiful solo run. Ezequiel Ibáñez shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Fernando Santos. Excellent save.
66.34
Troy Callahan advances with the ball. Troy Callahan flicks a high ball forward to Nahuel Melendez who takes it down. Nahuel Melendez plays a scrappy one-two with Mark Traynor and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nahuel Melendez takes a shot at goal but Yasmani Gutiérrez reads it well. Great keeping!
67.24
Servando Powell comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Ibarra. Servando Powell is shown the yellow card! Arturo Ibarra stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.26
José Riquelme flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Blanco who brings the ball under control. Daniel Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Sanders. Mario Sanders edges inside the box! Mario Sanders side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
72.23
Ezequiel Ibáñez makes a probing pass to Francisco Navarrete. Francisco Navarrete shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
73.49
Henry Hill flicks a high pass forward. Juan Sebastian Veron holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Sebastian Veron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Traynor. Mark Traynor finds some space and shoots from distance. Yasmani Gutiérrez gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
77.38
Orlando City have made a substitution with Bernardo Souza replacing Ronald Chancellor .
83.52
Carlos Eduardo Pereira clumsily knocks into Nahuel Melendez. The referee warns Carlos Eduardo Pereira to calm down! Nahuel Melendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Orlando City

FC Dallas
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.8%

Scorers
Mark Traynor 10, 18
Nahuel Melendez 31
Servando Powell 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Traynor of Orlando City

Match Ratings