OCB Earns Clean Sheet Victory at 1st-Place Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 26, 2017) – In the second match of a two-game road trip, Orlando City B (8-6-11, 35 points) defeated Louisville City FC (13-5-5, 44 points) 3-0 Saturday at Louisville Slugger Field. Michael Cox earned a brace to mark his first two goals of the season. Goalkeeper Jake Fenlason earned his first professional shutout in his second start of the season as OCB extends its unbeaten streak to 11 games.

“I’m proud of the boys tonight to earn a fantastic three points on the road. Michael Cox took his two goals incredibly well. Jake Fenlason made some excellent saves,” Lions Head Coach Anthony Pulis said. “Three-nil probably flattered us a little bit; Louisville had a lot of the ball tonight but we defended well. We knew they were going to put us under pressure, which we dealt with well. Now it’s important that we don’t get too carried away because we’ve got a huge game on Thursday against Bethlehem.”

One week after earning a draw at then-Eastern Conference leader Charlotte Independence, Orlando City B shutout current Eastern Conference leader Louisville City FC.

Cox scored his first goal of the season in the 15th minute when he dashed past Louisville’s last defender and slotted the ball across the face of goal and off the far post. Cox finished his brace with a left-footed screamer into the top right corner in the 27th. Timbó picked up his second goal of the season with a clinical header off the Lions’ first corner of the night in the 53rd minute.

Fenlason made an impactful second appearance for OCB, his first start since June 14, making eight saves and helping the Lions earn their 10th clean sheet of the season. Orlando City Development Academy product Aaron Smith was the backup goalkeeper.

“I thought [Fenlason] was excellent,” Pulis added. “He was probably a little bit nervous before the game, which is to be expected but Jake’s a fantastic kid. He trains really, really hard every day. The attitude that he brings to the group is first-class and I was delighted for him tonight that he played so well and he got a shutout. He deserves it for the work he puts in every day.”

The win extends OCB’s own Club record unbeaten streak to 11 games. OCB has now won three of its last four matches and has seven clean sheets over the streak. OCB moves into sixth place, three points behind the Rochester Rhinos.

The match featured First Team Players PC, Conor Donovan, Seb Hines, Rafael Ramos and Pierre Da Silva on the starting lineup.

The Lions return to Orlando City Stadium to host Bethlehem Steel FC on Thursday, Aug. 31. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Scoring Summary:

OCB - Michael Cox 15’
OCB - Michael Cox 27’
OCB - Timbó 53’

Misconduct Summary:

LOU - Sean Reynolds 14’
LOU - George Davis IV 73’
OCB - Timbó 81’
LOU - Oscar Jimenez 89’
OCB - Lewis Neal 90’

Lineups/Substitutions:

Orlando City B - GK Jake Fenlason, D PC (Zach Ellis-Hayden 63’), Conor Donovan, Seb Hines, Rafael Ramos (Zach Carroll 76’), M Austin Martz, Jordan Schweitzer, Timbó, ⓒ Lewis Neal, F Pierre Da Silva, Michael Cox (Albert Dikwa 45’)

Substitutes: GK Aaron Smith, D Scott Thomsen, M Ryley Kraft, F Ben Polk

Louisville City FC - GK Greg Ranjitsingh, D Sean Totsch, Sean Reynolds, Tarek Morad, Oscar Jimenez, M ⓒ Paolo DelPiccolo, Guy Abend, George Davis IV, Mark-Anthony Kaye (Brian Ownby ‘45), F Luke Spencer (Ilija Ilić 57’), Niall McCabe (Cameron Lancaster 57’)

Substitutes: GK Tim Dobrowolski, D Paco Craig, M Richard Ballard, Speedy Williams

Details of the Game
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Weather: Clear
Date: Aug. 26, 2017

Stats:

Possession:
OCB - 33.3%
LOU - 66.7%

Shots:
OCB - 8
LOU - 20

Saves:
OCB - 8
LOU - 2

Corners:
OCB - 2
LOU - 16

Fouls:
OCB - 11
LOU - 11