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Orlando City Drops 4-0 Decision to Real Salt Lake

July 8, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Orlando City SC News Release


SANDY, Utah - Orlando City SC (9-6-7, 34 points) were defeated by Real Salt Lake (9-7-6, 33 points) on Saturday night by a 4-0 scoreline. City came into the match riding a four-game unbeaten streak, including recent back-to-back wins at home.

City will look to turn the tides as they are set to take on their rivals to the North in Atlanta United FC on Saturday, July 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The two sides faced off earlier this season, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw at Exploria Stadium.

Scoring Summary:

23' Chicho Arango (Pablo Ruiz) - RSL 1, ORL 0

The home side struck first in the match, off a set piece on the right side. Pablo Ruiz sent an inswinging ball into the box that found Chicho on the back of his defender, heading the ball in for the opener.

41' Justen Glad - RSL 2, ORL 0

RSL extended its lead to two goals just before the halftime break off a corner kick that was initially deflected by an Orlando City defender. However the ball fell to the head of Justen Glad, who beat Pedro Gallese on the redirect.

78' Jefferson Savarino (Bryan Oviedo, Andrew Brody) - RSL 3, ORL 0

RSL scored their third with Bryan Oviedo and Andrew Brody building up play along the left flank and sending a ball to the back post. Jefferson Savarino was there, brought the ball down with his chest and struck the ball into the back of the net.

89' Anderson Julio (Pablo Ruiz) - RSL 4, ORL 0

Anderson Julio found the fourth goal of the night with Ruiz threading the ball through the backline to him and Julio then being able to take a touch, turn and complete the finish.

Head Coach Oscar Pareja:

"Obviously a difficult experience today against Real Salt Lake to have this moment when we are getting our confidence higher and coming from a good stretch of games. Today, we ran into a team that was very effective going forward when they had their chances. I thought we had our chances too, but we didn't have the capacity to finish our opportunities. We are going to observe it and keep our mentality intact. We have no excuses. Salt Lake were much more effective and obviously, the score reflects that."

Next Match: The Lions will remain on the road, turning their attention to next week's rivalry match at Atlanta United FC. The match against the Five Stripes will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and will air on both FS1 and free on MLS Season Pass.

Teams

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Orlando City SC

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Real Salt Lake

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Scoring Summary:

RSL - Chicho Arango (Pablo Ruiz) 23'

RSL - Justen Glad 41'

RSL - Jefferson Savarino (Bryan Oviedo, Andrew Brody) 78'

RSL - Anderson Julio (Pablo Ruiz) 89'

Misconduct Summary:

ORL - Wilder Cartagena (Yellow Card) 39'

RSL - Diego Luna (Yellow Card) 54'

RSL - Braian Ojeda (Yellow Card) 62'

RSL - Brayan Vera (Yellow Card) 70'

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando City SC - GK Pedro Gallese; D Kyle Smith (Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 58'), Antonio Carlos, Robin Jansson, Rafael Santos; M Iván Angulo (Martín Ojeda 58'), Wilder Cartagena (Ramiro Enrique 58'), César Araújo, Mauricio Pereyra ©; F Facundo Torres (Luca Petrasso 76'), Duncan McGuire (Ercan Kara 65')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Mason Stajduhar; D Rodrigo Schlegel; M Felipe Martins, Shakur Mohammed

Real Salt Lake - GK Zac MacMath; D Andrew Brody, Brayan Vera, Justen Glad, Emeka Eneli; M Diego Luna (Bryan Ovieda 69'), Pablo Ruiz, Braian Ojeda (Jasper Loffelsend 81'), Jefferson Savarino (Anderson Julio 81'); F Chicho Arango (Danny Musavski 69'), Damir Kreilach © (Carlos Gomez 87')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Gavin Beavers; D Bode Hidalgo, Marcelo Silva; M Scott Caldwell

Details of the Game:

Time: 9:30 p.m. ET

Weather: Clear

Date: July 8, 2023

Attendance: 20,800

Stats:

Possession:

ORL - 48.1%

RSL - 51.9%

Shots:

ORL - 11

RSL - 15

Saves:

ORL - 2

RSL - 4

Fouls:

ORL - 12

RSL - 16

Corners:

ORL - 2

RSL - 5

Heineken Star of the Match: Facundo Torres

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