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FC Cincinnati 2 Come up Short in 5-3 Loss to Orlando City B

July 3, 2023 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
FC Cincinnati 2 News Release


FC Cincinnati 2 lost their second home match of the season Sunday night, falling to Orlando City B 5-3 at Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium. FC Cincinnati 2 remain 11th in the Eastern Conference (4-8-3, 16 points) while Orlando City B stay fifth (8-6-2, 27 points).

The match kicked off at 8:45 p.m. ET following a one hour and forty-five-minute weather dealy.

FC Cincinnati 2 and Orlando City B exchanged first half goals as defender David Garcia opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Garcia rose above the Orlando defense following a set piece situation and head home past Javier Otero for his first MLS NEXT Pro goal.

Bret Halsey tallied his fourth assist of the season and is now tied with Jordi Govea and Morgan Marshall for a team high.

Orlando's Juninho responded in the 39th minute to bring the match level. Juninho, who scored in the reverse fixture, pushed towards goal from midfield and struck a powerful shot from the edge of the area, finding the top left corner for his second of the season.

Ryder Mills scored his third goal of the season less than a minute into the second half to restore Cincinnati's lead. The FC Cincinnati Academy forward found the back of the net after having a go from the right side of the box with Matt Dreas picking up his first assist of the season in the process.

The MLS NEXT All-Star forward would score his second of the night eight minutes later in the 54th minute for his first career brace. Philip Horton and Isaiah Foster registered their first goal contributions for the Orange and Blue with assists on the goal.

A Cincinnati own goal in the 55th minute brought Orlando back into the match before the Lions scored three straight goals over the final 20 minutes to close out the match.

FC Cincinnati 2 are back on the road next Sunday, June 9 as they take on Chicago Fire FC II at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT) and can be streamed live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

FC CINCINNATI 2 GAME REPORT

FC Cincinnati 2 vs. Orlando City B

Date: July 2, 2023

Venue: Scudamore Field at NKU Soccer Stadium

Competition: MLS NEXT Pro regular season

Kickoff: 8:45 p.m. ET

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy

SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-F

CIN: 1-2-3

ORL: 1-4-5

CIN - D. Garcia (B. Halsey) 30', R. Mills (M. Dreas) 46', R. Mills (P. Horton, I. Foster) 54'

ORL - Juninho (S. Mohammed) 39', M. Dreas (OG) 55', Juninho (J. Solís) 70', J. Lynn 72', J. Lynn (Juninho) 75'

LINEUPS

CIN: E. Louro, I. Foster, L. Aghedo, J. Akpunonu, D. Garcia (H. Conteh, 75'), B. Halsey, S. Jimenez, D. Turcios (P. Horton, 46'), M. Dreas (M. Schenfeld, 84'), R. Mills, A. Ordoñez (J. Castellano, 46')

Substitutes not used: H. Morse, J. Mora, N. McHenry

Head Coach: Tyrone Marshall

ORL: J. Otero, F. Pérez (T. Reid-Brown, 86'), Z. Taifi, N. Kibunguchy, A. Granados, J. Solís (F. Sanchez, 86'), C. Medina, Juninho, J. Almaguer (T. Williams, 86'), J. Lynn (C. Acuña, 78'), S. Mohammed (W. Rivera, 86')

Substitutes not used: D. Pereira

Head Coach: Martín Perelman

STATS SUMMARY: CIN/ORL

Shots: 4 / 24

Shots on goal: 3 / 13

Saves: 8 / 0

Corner Kicks: 0 / 8

Fouls: 16 / 10

Offside: 1 / 1

Possession: 31.4 / 68.6

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

ORL - N. Kibunguchy (Yellow card) 29'

CIN - S. Jimenez (Yellow card) 43'

CIN - L. Aghedo (Yellow card) 59'

ORL - W. Rivera (Red card) 89'

OFFICIALS

Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Ast. Referees: Noah Matos, James Duling

Fourth Official: Kevin Fikar

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