FOXBORO, Mass. (July 27, 2019) - Orlando City SC (7-11-5, 26 points) dropped a 4-1 decision on the road on Saturday night, falling to the New England Revolution (9-8-6, 33 points) at Gillette Stadium.
The home side held the lead throughout, with Tesho Akindele scoring his seventh goal of the season to end the Revolutionâs shutout bid in the 77th minute.
Head Coach James OâConnor:
âI think the biggest thing is we needed to start both halves way better than we did. After two or three minutes in the first half weâre a goal down, to start the second half we needed to start sharper. We spoke about some of the things that they would try to do. ...The big moments tonight havenât gone for us but, again, weâve created a lot of chances, havenât taken them and then in the key moments defended really poorly. So itâs a bad mix and something that we need to rectify because we have been defending really well, we have been creating chances and weâve done a decent enough job of trying to be clinical. But tonight we werenât clinical and then [made] some mistakes which we were punished for."
Scoring Recap:
3â Gustavo Bou (Edgar Castillo) - NE 1, ORL 0
The Revolution took an early lead just three minutes into the game after a give-and-go between Gustavo Bou and Edgar Castillo. Bou played Castillo with a backheel pass, before Castillo returned the ball to Bou running through a lane in the box where the midfielder was able to make it 1-0.
47â Cristian Penilla (Brandon Bye) - NE 2, ORL 0
The home side started the second half as it did the first, with a goal in the opening minutes. This time, Cristian Penilla broke through to double the Revsâ lead, pouncing on a crossed ball near the penalty spot.
60â Carles Gil (PK) - NE 3, ORL 0
After the Revolution were awarded a penalty kick off of a hand ball by SebastiĂĄn MĂŠndez, Carles Gil converted from the spot, sending a finish into the left side of the net.
75â Diego Fagundez (Carles Gil) - NE 4, ORL 0
The Revolution put the game away with Diego Fagundez trying his luck from right outside the area, sending a shot into the top left corner of the net from the right side off the fingertips of Brian Rowe.
77â Tesho Akindele (Dom Dwyer, Nani) - NE 4, ORL 1
The Lions got one back with Nani finding Dom Dwyer in behind the New England defense, who cut it back at the end line across the face of goal to Tesho Akindele. Akindele roofed it for the first-time finish to cut the New England lead to three.
- Match Notes:
- Tesho Akindele scored his seventh goal of 2019 for the Lions in the match, trailing only Nani on the squad with eight.
- Dom Dwyer recorded his third assist of the season on the night.
- Nani extended his team lead in assists on Tesho Akindeleâs finish in the 77th minute, recording his eighth of the season.
- New Englandâs four goals served as the most conceded by the Lions this season.
- The Lions conceded their first penalty kick of 2019 after SebastiĂĄn MĂŠndez was called for a hand ball inside the area. Prior to Saturday, City was the lone team remaining in MLS to concede a penalty kick this season.
Next Match: The Lions return home on Saturday, August 3 to take on FC Dallas at Exploria Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Scoring Summary:
NE - Gustavo Bou (Edgar Castillo) 3â
NE - Cristian Penilla (Brandon Bye) 47â
NE - Carles Gil (PK) 60â
NE - Diego Fagundez (Carles Gil) 75â
ORL - Tesho Akindele (Dom Dwyer, Nani) 77â
Misconduct Summary:
ORL - SebastiĂĄn MĂŠndez (Yellow Card) 27â
ORL - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card) 36â
NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card) 67â
Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando City SC - GK Brian Rowe; D JoĂŁo Moutinho (Kamal Miller 46â), Robin Jansson, Lamine SanĂŠ, Ruan; M Dillon Powers, Uri Rosell (Dom Dwyer 69â), SebastiĂĄn MĂŠndez; F Nani Š, Tesho Akindele, Sacha Kljestan (Robinho 87â)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Greg Ranjitsingh; D Kyle Smith; M Carlos Ascues; F Benji Michel
New England Revolution - GK Matt Turner; D Edgar Castillo, Antonio Mlinar Delamea, Andrew Farrell, Brandon Bye; M Wilfried Zahibo (Juan Agudelo 69â), Luis Caicedo, Cristian Penilla, Gustavo Bou, Carles Gil (Juan Fernando Caicedo, 85â); F Teal Bunbury (Diego Fagundez 73â)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Brad Knighton; D Jalil Anibaba; M Scott Caldwell; F Tajon Buchanan
Details of the Game:
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Weather: Clear
Date: July 27, 2019
Attendance: 19,043
Stats:
Possession:
NE - 42.4%
ORL - 57.6%
Shots:
NE - 20
ORL - 17
Saves:
NE - 7
ORL - 2
Fouls:
NE - 12
ORL - 12
Corners:
NE - 3
ORL - 8