Orlando City B Falls to North Texas in Final Home Match
September 6, 2019 - United Soccer League One (USL1)
Orlando City B News Release
MONTVERDE, Fla. - Orlando City B (3-17-4, 13 points) fell to league leaders North Texas SC (14-5-5, 47 points) by a score of 3-1 in the final home game of the season at Montverde Academy.
North Texas opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with defender John Nelson pouncing on a rebound to score from close range. North Texas had a chance to double early in the second half via a penalty, but OCB goalkeeper Christian Herrera was able to make the save and keep OCB in the game.
OCB was able to tie the game in the 53rd minute when defender Brandon John was able to head in the corner taken by Lucas Ontivero. The goal was John's first of the season, with Ontivero picking up his first assist in the process.
North Texas responded immediately with forward Ronaldo Dumas scoring what ended up being the game winning goal in the 54th minute. Dumas was able to score his second of the night in the 70th minute when he was able to convert a penalty to double North Texas's lead.
Next Match: Orlando City B begins its four-game road trip to close out the season with a match at Toronto FC II on Friday, Sept. 13. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET at Ontario Soccer Centre.
Teams 1 2 F
North Texas SC 1 2 3
Orlando City B 0 1 1
Scoring Summary:
NTX - John Nelson 22'
OCB - Brandon John (Lucas Ontivero) 53'
NTX - Ronaldo Dumas 54'
NTX - Ronaldo Dumas (PK) 70'
Misconduct Summary:
NTX - Alfusainey Jatta (Yellow Card) 57'
NTX - Bicou Biassainthe (Yellow Card) 62'
NTX - Dante Sealy (Yellow Card) 75'
OCB - Rafael Santos (Yellow Card) 81'
OCB - Lucas Ontivero (Yellow Card) 83'
OCB - Leo Simas (Yellow Card) 89'
NTX - Jorge Almaguer (Yellow Card) 90+5'
Orlando City B - GK Christian Herrera; D Tanner Hummel, Jordan Hill, Brandon John ©, Leo Simas; M Lucas Ontivero, Serginho (Rafael Santos 74'), Ates Diouf (Austin Amer 45'); F Luc Granitur (Jordan Bender 54'), William Bagrou, Thiago De Souza
Unused Substitutes: GK Juliano Chade; D Jahlane Forbes; M Christopher Osei-Wusu; F Tresor Mbuyu
North Texas SC - GK Carlos Avilez; D John Nelson, Callum Montgomery, Brecc Evans ©, Bryan Reynolds; M Alfusainey Jatta (Bicou Bissainthe 60'), Imanol Almaguer, Gibran Rayo (David Rodriguez 87'); F Arturo Rodriguez, Ronaldo Damus, Richard Danso (Dante Sealy 68')
Unused Substitutes: GK Eduardo Cortes; D Cesar Murillo
Details of the Game:
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Weather: Clear
Date: September 6, 2019
Attendance: 171
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