VANCOUVER (June 9, 2018) ā In the third match of a five-game road trip, Orlando City SC (6-7-1, 19 points) fell 5-2 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (6-5-5, 23 points) on Saturday at BC Place. Sacha Kljestan scored his third goal of the season.
āAt the moment you canāt play 90 percent well. You forget about the 10 percent,ā Lions head coach Jason Kreis said. āFor me, thatās the difference right now. Because again, another night where we start off the game and weāre just dictating things, bossing things on their field, and then we give the ball away one time in the middle of the field, weāre disorganized and they go right down the field and score the very first chance that they have. Maybe thatās what we need to be focused on, is the 10 percent.ā
Vancouver opened the scoring in the 36th minute when Alphonso Davies found Kei Kamara.
The Lions were reduced to 10 men when Mohamed El-Munir was shown a second yellow card in the 58th minute.
Orlando City leveled the score when second-half substitute Tony Rocha found Kljestan, who slotted it inside the far post in the 64th minute.
Davies scored the eventual game-winner in the 76th minute. Kamara scored from the penalty spot in the 85th minute after Vancouver was awarded a penalty kick upon Video Review. Yordy Reyna and Nicolas Mezquida also scored in the waning minutes.
Dom Dwyer scored his seventh goal of the season on the final touch of the game. Chris Mueller and JosuƩ ColmƔn were credited with assists.
Goalkeeper Joe Bendik made four saves, including his 500th career MLS save. Bendik is Cityās all-time leader with 272 MLS saves.
The Lions visit the Montreal Impact on Wednesday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. ET. City then plays its U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match at D.C. United on June 20 before returning to Orlando City Stadium on June 23 against Montreal.
Tickets to all City home matches are available at OrlandoCitySC.com or by calling 855-ORL-CITY.
Match Notes
- GK Joe Bendik made four saves to earn his 500th career MLS save.
- F Dom Dwyer scored his seventh goal of the season in his first appearance since May 13 vs. Atlanta United.
- M Tony Rocha earned his first assist since May 31, 2017, vs. D.C. United.
- M Sacha Kljestan scored his third goal as a Lion.
- M JosuƩ ColmƔn had the first multi-assist game of his MLS career.
- ColmƔn now has four assists in his last four MLS games.
- F Chris Mueller earned his fourth assist of 2018. Mueller has three assists in his last four MLS matches.
Scoring Summary:
VAN - Kei Kamara (Alphonso Davies) 36ā
ORL - Sacha Kljestan (Tony Rocha, JosuĆ© ColmĆ”n) 64ā
VAN - Alphonso Davies 76ā
VAN - Kei Kamara (PK) 85ā
VAN - Yordy Reyna (Alphonso Davies) 87ā
VAN - NicolĆ”s Mezquida (Alphonso Davies) 90ā
ORL - Dom Dwyer (Chris Mueller, JosuĆ© ColmĆ”n) 90+4ā
Misconduct Summary:
ORL - Will Johnson (Yellow Card) 12ā
ORL - Mohamed El-Munir (Yellow Card) 27ā
VAN - Brek Shea (Yellow Card) 33ā
ORL - Cristian Higuita (Yellow Card) 45ā
ORL - RJ Allen (Yellow Card) 50ā
ORL - Mohamed El-Munir (Second Yellow, Red Card) 58ā
VAN - JosĆ© Aja (Yellow Card) 70ā
Lineups/Substitutions:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC - GK Brian Rowe, D Brek Shea, Doneil Henry, JosĆ© Aja, Jakob Nerwinksi, M Alphonso Davies, Aly Ghazal (Jordan Mutch 74ā), Felipe, Cristian Techera (NicolĆ”s Mezquida 74ā), F Yordy Reyna (Russell Teibert 88ā), ā Kei Kamara
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sean Melvin, D Sean Franklin, Aaron Maund, F Anthony Blondell
Orlando City SC - GK Joe Bendik, D Mohamed El-Munir, Amro Tarek, Chris Schuler, Will Johnson (RJ Allen 40ā), M Uri Rosell, Cristian Higuita (Dom Dwyer 64ā), Justin Meram (Tony Rocha 61ā), ā Sacha Kljestan, Chris Mueller, F JosuĆ© ColmĆ”n
Substitutes Not Used: GK Earl Edwards, Jr., M Jose Villarreal, Richie Laryea, F StƩfano Pinho
Details of the Game:
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Weather: Indoors
Date: June 9, 2018
Attendance: 22,120
Stats:
Possession:
VAN - 48.8 %
ORL - 51.2 %
Shots:
VAN - 16
ORL - 13
Saves:
VAN - 4
ORL - 4
Fouls:
VAN - 13
ORL - 16
Corners:
VAN - 1
ORL - 6
