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Orlando City Fall 1-0 to Atlanta United

August 23, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Orlando City SC News Release


ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2019) - Orlando City SC (9-12-7, 34 points) dropped a 1-0 decision to Atlanta United FC (15-9-3, 48 points) on Friday night at Exploria Stadium. The Lions posted a season-high 22 shots in the match, but were unable to break through on the night.

Head Coach James O'Connor:

"Obviously very disappointed. I think when you look at the game overall, I think we've had enough chances to win, in two or three games. I think unfortunately for us tonight, we've played very well, we've had exceptional chance creation, we just weren't able to take our chances which is pretty hard to swallow. Very painful evening for us."

Scoring Recap:

60' Josef Martinez (Ezequiel Barco) - ATL 1, ORL 0

The Five Stripes took the lead with Josef Martinez dribbling into space before finding Ezequiel Barco at the middle of the pitch. Barco took a few touches before laying it back off to Martinez near the edge of the area, who hit it first time from the left side into the far post.

Match Notes:

Mauricio Pereyra recorded his first career MLS start in the match. Pereyra made his Orlando City debut last Saturday at Minnesota when he entered the match after the halftime break for Robinho.

Dom Dwyer registered his 60th appearance as a Lion when he entered the match for Tesho Akindele in the 67th minute.

The Lions registered a season-high 22 shots in the match. Next Match: The Lions head back out on the road, traveling to the West coast to take on the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, August 31. Kickoff for the match is set for 10:30 p.m. ET at Avaya Stadium.

Teams 1 2 F

Orlando City SC 0 0 0

Atlanta United FC 0 1 1

Scoring Summary:

ATL - Josef Martinez (Ezequiel Barco) 60'

Misconduct Summary:

ATL - Leandro González Pirez (Yellow Card) 36'

ATL - Julian Gressel (Yellow Card) 90+3'

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando City SC - GK Brian Rowe; D Kamal Miller, Robin Jansson, Lamine Sané, Kyle Smith; M Uri Rosell, Mauricio Pereyra (Sacha Kljestan 61'), Carlos Ascues (Chris Mueller 74'); F Nani ©, Tesho Akindele (Dom Dwyer 67'), Benji Michel

Substitutes Not Used: GK Adam Grinwis; D Shane O'Neill; M Will Johnson, Sebastián Méndez

Atlanta United FC - GK Brad Guzan ©; D Florentin Pogba, Leandro González Pirez, Miles Robinson, Julian Gressel; M Ezequiel Barco, Eric Remedi (Jeff Laentowicz 46'), Darlington Nagbe (Emerson Hyndman 61'); F Justin Meram, Josef Martinez, Pity Martínez (Hector Villalba 78')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Alec Kann; D Michael Parkhurst; M Mo Adams, Dion Pereira

Details of the Game:

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Weather: Clear

Date: Aug. 23, 2019

Attendance: 23,014

Stats:

Possession:

ORL - 48.7%

ATL - 51.3%

Shots:

ORL - 22

ATL - 15

Saves:

ORL - 2

ATL - 4

Fouls:

ORL - 14

ATL - 11

Corners:

ORL - 7

ATL - 4

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