MARIETTA, Ga. (Aug. 22, 2026) – Orlando City B (8-9-7, 35 points) fell 5-1 to Atlanta United 2 (12-8-4, 40 points) on Saturday afternoon at the Atlanta United Training Ground.
The hosts opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time when Atlanta United 2’s Andrew Jardines played the ball from the right wing into the Orlando box for Cameron Dunbar. Dunbar took a touch to settle it and slotted the ball inside the near post to open the scoring.
The Lions leveled five minutes later after OCB switched the ball to the right wing for Justin Hylton. Hylton carried it into the box, beat his defender one-on-one and slid a pass to Issah Haruna, who fired through traffic and inside the far post for the equalizer.
OCB pushed for a winner in the second half, but the Five Stripes took control with goals from Dunbar, Patrick Weah and a brace from Arif Kovac.
Scoring Summary:
45+2’ Cameron Dunbar (Andrew Jardines) – ATL 1, ORL 0
45+7’ Issah Haruna (Justin Hylton) – ORL 1, ATL 1
52’ Cameron Dunbar (Andrew Jardines) – ATL 2, ORL 1
74’ Arif Kovac (Ignacio Suarez-Couri) – ATL 3, ORL 1
90+2' Patrick Weah (Ignacio Suarez-Couri) – ATL 4, ORL 1
90+4' Arif Kovac (Cameron Dunbar) – ATL 5, ORL 1
Match Notes:
- Midfielder Issah Haruna scored his fourth goal of the season for OCB, marking his sixth goal contribution of the campaign.
- OCB midfielder Justin Hylton recorded his second assist of the campaign on Haruna’s goal, his fourth all-time for the Lions across all competitions.
- Head coach Eddie Wilding made three changes to the starting lineup from the Lions’ last match against Chicago Fire FC II, inserting Issah Haruna, Nolan Miller and Landon Okonski into the starting XI.
Next Match:
Orlando City B returns to Central Florida for the first time in more than a month, hosting Crown Legacy FC on Sunday, Aug. 30, at Osceola Heritage Park (7 p.m. ET | OneFootball).
