Orlando City

Match report: Orlando City SC downs Atlas F.C. 3-1

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 2, 2025) – Orlando City SC earned a crucial three points with a win over Atlas F.C. (0-2-0, 0 points) on Saturday night at Inter&Co Stadium. With one match remaining in the Group Stage, the Lions now sit at 1-0-1 and four points in Phase One of the 2025 Leagues Cup.

Forward Iván Angulo opened the scoring in the 9th minute, netting his first goal of the year and his first-ever in Leagues Cup play.

Atlas F.C. equalized in the 50th minute through forward Matías Cóccaro, but Orlando City quickly responded. Just seven minutes later, Martín Ojeda found the back of the net off a low-driven cross from defender Alex Freeman. The goal marked Ojeda’s 28th goal contribution of the season across all competitions, surpassing former Designated Player Facundo Torres for the single-season record. Ojeda later added his 29th contribution with an assist on the Lions’ third goal.

Marco Pašalić sealed the win with a stoppage-time goal, his 12th on the year for Orlando City and first in Leagues Cup play. Ojeda assisted on the strike, bringing his 2025 total to 15 assists and 38 all-time for the club across all competitions. Freeman’s assist on Ojeda’s goal was his fifth career assist for Orlando City and fourth of the 2025 season across all competitions.

Orlando City remains at home and will host Club Necaxa this Wednesday, August 6, in their final Phase One match. Kickoff at Inter&Co Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.

Scoring Summary:

9’ Iván Angulo – ORL 1, ATS 0

50’ Matías Cóccaro – ORL 1, ATS 1

57’ Martín Ojeda (Alex Freeman) – ORL 2, ATS 1

90+12’ Marco Pašalić (Martín Ojeda) – ORL 3, ATS 1

Head Coach Oscar Pareja:

“We’re very happy to get this result at home, especially winning at home after a few games where we couldn’t achieve the results, despite playing well. As we've spoken about here, we’ve been winning games at the 80-minute mark, and finally today, I thought we had a different outcome. We ended with a lot of energy, and the second half was much better than what we’ve done before. The intensity of the players tonight was a different class. Congratulations to the players, in a very hot and humid climate, their hearts were in it all the time. Again, it’s a very competitive team, so we’re happy. We’ll recover the boys and see how the next [match] goes.”

Match Notes

  • Forward Iván Angulo scored his first goal of the 2025 season across all competitions, and his 13th all-time. It also marked his first-ever goal in Leagues Cup play.
  • With Angulo’s ninth-minute strike, Orlando City has now gone 18 consecutive matches across all competitions without being shut out. The result marked the Club’s tenth game scoring at least three goals across all competitions.
  • Midfielder Martín Ojeda netted his 14th goal of the 2025 season and his 27th all-time across all competitions for the Lions.
  • With a goal and an assist in the match, Ojeda broke the club record for most goal contributions in a single season across all competitions (29), surpassing former City player Facundo Torres (27).
  • Defender Alex Freeman recorded his fourth assist of the 2025 season and fifth all-time across all competitions, assisting Ojeda’s 57th-minute goal.
  • Forward Marco Pašalić scored his 12th goal for Orlando City across all competitions. The goal tied Facundo Torres for the latest goal in club history, coming in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time.
  • With the assist on Pašalić’s goal, Martín Ojeda tallied his 15th assist of the season and 38th all-time across all competitions.
  • Head coach Oscar Pareja made three changes to the starting lineup from the previous match against Pumas UNAM, inserting Nico Rodríguez, Kyle Smith and Dagur Dan Thórhallsson into the starting XI.