MLS Orlando City SC

Breaking Down the XI: Nearly Full Compliment vs. Philly

Published on September 1, 2018 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Orlando City SC News Release


Tonight against the Philadelphia Union, Orlando City will be as close to a full strength as they have been all season.

In goal, Joe Bendik will get his third consecutive start. He has made 10 saves in the previous two matches.

Head coach James O'Connor has mixed things up on the backline tonight, opting to move Jonathan Spector to left back. Carlos Ascues will move back from the midfield to join Shane O'Neill at center back. Scott Sutter will make his fifth consecutive start at right back. He scored his second goal of the season last week against Atlanta United.

Uri Rosell will play in the hole and be flanked on his right by Will Johnson.

Yoshi Yotún returns from his two-game suspension and will play on the left side of the midfield. Sacha Kljestan returns from injury to join Yotún and Cristian Higuita, who will extend his club MLS appearance record to 90 tonight.

Dom Dwyer will be the lone man up top.

Starting XI presented by Orlando Health: Bendik, Spector, Ascues, O'Neill, Sutter, Rosell, Johnson, Yotún, Kljestan, Higuita, Dwyer.

Bench: Tarek, Colmán, Da Silva, Mueller, Pinho, Edwards Jr., PC.

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