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Orange County SC Extends Their Win Streak to Eight as They Blow out Las Vegas 5-1

September 3, 2023 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Orange County SC News Release


Orange County SC defeated Las Vegas Lights FC 5-1 on Saturday, September 2 at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, NV. With five different goal scorers tonight, it was an all-around team effort by the Black and Orange that extended their win streak to eight matches, a new club record.

The Las Vegas Lights had the first chance of the night at the two minute mark when midfielder Daniel Rios' right-footed shot missed the goal and strayed to the left of the post.

The Black and Orange struck first in the 13th minute when forward Milan Iloski scored the first goal of the night with a right-footed shot from the center of the box that was assisted by defender Ryan Doghman. This gave the Black and Orange a 1-0 lead early on.

Orange County SC goalkeeper Colin Shutler's first two saves of the night came on back to back attempts by Las Vegas in the 21st minute. Shutler first blocked a shot from Lights midfielder Jacob Bushue, the rebound found its way to midfielder Andres Jimenez who unleashed a shot from outside of the box that Shutler again turned away.

The Black and Orange turned good defense into good offense in the 22nd minute after midfielder Brian Iloski played forward Thomas Amang into the box. Amang beat Lights goalkeeper Leo Diaz calmly with a chip and the Black and Orange led 2-0.

OCSC added a third in the 38th minute, this time from a set piece. Defender Owen Lambe played a beautiful ball into the box that was headed home by defender and captain Markus Nakkim and the Black and Orange went into the locker room at halftime up 3-0.

Orange County started the second half strong, but Las Vegas finally broke through in the 68th minute after forward Daniel Rios put the Lights on the board with a chip that was just out of the reach of Shutler. It was the first goal OCSC has conceded in the past 3 games.

The Black and Orange restored their three goal lead in the 82nd minute when a trio of substitutes contributed to OCSC's fourth goal. Defender Andrew Fox found forward Kevin Lankford with a cross just outside the six-yard box. Lankford then headed the ball back across the front of goal for forward Marc "Sparky" McNulty to hammer home with a powerful header in close, and OCSC were ahead 4-1.

After Lankford assisted McNulty on the previous goal, Sparky returned the favor. After being played through by Milan Iloski, Sparky made the extra pass into Lankford who tapped home into an empty net for the Black and Orange's fifth goal of the night and ensured all three points would be heading back to Irvine.

The Black and Orange will return home on Saturday, September 9 when they host El Paso Locomotive FC at 7:00 PM as a part of Heroes Night, presented by the Hoag Orthopedic Institute. At this match on Saturday, we will be honoring our local heroes: our active duty military, veterans, and first responders! Grab your tickets here today!

MILESTONES AND FACTS:

Forward Milan Iloski scored his 12th goal of the season.

Forward Thomas Amang scored his seventh goal of the season.

Defender Markus Nakkim scored his second goal of the season.

Forward Sparky McNulty scored his third goal of the season.

Forward Kevin Lankford scored his first USL Championship goal.

The club extended their club record win streak to eight matches.

TEAM FIRST HALF SECOND HALF FULL TIME

OCSC 3 2 5

LVL 0 1 1

SCORING SUMMARY:

13' Milan Iloski (OCSC)

22' Thomas Amang (OCSC)

38' Markus Nakkim (OCSC)

69' Daniel Rios (LVFC)

82' Sparky McNulty (OCSC)

89' Kevin Lankford (OCSC)

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:

ORANGE COUNTY SC

N/A

LAS VEGAS LIGHTS FC

35' Jacob Bushue

41' Zach Carroll

ORANGE COUNTY SC LINEUP:

Colin Shulter (GK); Ryan Doghman, Markus Nakkim (C), Dillon Powers (Andrew Fox 61'), Owen Lambe; Kevin Partida, Kyle Scott (Kevin Lankford 61'), Seth Casiple (Ben Norris 79'), Brian Iloski (Brent Richards 73'); Thomas Amang (Sparky McNulty 61'), Milan Iloski

Unused subs: Juan Santana (GK), Benjamin Barjolo

Head Coach: Morten Karlsen

Possession: 45% | Shots: 21 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corners: 3 | Fouls: 5 | Offsides: 1 |

LAS VEGAS LIGHTS FC LINEUP:

Leo Diaz (GK); Alejandro Mitrano, Timothie Zali, Zach Carroll, Lucas Stauffer (Marcelo Lage 71'); Eric Oteng (Josh Dolling 46'), Jacob Bushue, Andres Jimenez Aranzau (Alexander Romero 85'), Justin Ingram; Danny Rios, Tyler Bagley

Unused subs: Andre Zuluaga (GK), Andrew Carleton, Jordan Ayimbila

Head Coach: Isidro Sanchez

Possession: 55% | Shots: 16 | Shots On Goal: 1 | Corners: 2 | Fouls: 11 | Offsides: 1 |

Orange County SC @ Las Vegas Lights FC

2023 USL Championship | Matchday 27

Date: September 2, 2023

Venue: Cashman Field (Las Vegas, NV)

Weather: WWWWWWWWhat trap game?

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