HOUSTON (May 6, 2017) ā Just three days after its last match, Orlando City SC (6-3-0, 18 points) fell, 4-0, to the Houston Dynamo (5-3-1, 16 points) Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium to complete a two-game road trip.
āI think we went up against a buzzsaw tonight. Obviously weāre fatigued, we traveled, difficult circumstances and Houston has a lot of gifted attacking players and a lot of speed,ā Lions Head Coach Jason Kreis said. āWeāll go back to the drawing board, get the guys collected and recuperated and next week will be a big match for us.ā
Kreis came out with a slightly altered starting XI that featured JosĆ© Aja alongside Tommy Redding and full backs Scott Sutter and Donny Toia. Antonio Nocerino, Will Johnson, Luis Gil and MatĆas PĆ©rez GarcĆa manned the midfield with former Dynamo forward Giles Barnes next to Cyle Larin. Johnson wore the captainās armband for the seventh time.
The match featured the first penalty kick of the season for or against the Lions. Mauro Manotas pulled the penalty kick wide of the left post in the 11th minute.
KakĆ” and Carlos Rivas entered the match in the 58th minute and increased the pressure on Houston. KakĆ” directed several creative combinations and Rivas served nice crosses for Larin.
After one goal from Alberth Elis in the first half, Manotas scored two goals six minutes apart in the second half and Romell Quioto finished the scoring in the 75th minute.
The Lions return to Orlando City Stadium on Saturday, May 13 to host Sporting Kansas City at 7 p.m. ET.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
First Half
2ā Joe Bendik goes out to the top of his box to grab the ball while Tommy Redding fights off an attacker.
8ā JosĆ© Aja clears the danger in his first game since April 1.
11ā Will Johnson trips Mauro Manotas in the box to concede Orlando Cityās first penalty kick of the season.
12ā Manotas shoots his penalty kick wide of the left post.
17ā Alberth Elis races onto a long ball and slams into Bendik at the top of the box.
23ā Elis dribbles into the box and blasts a shot that sneaks inside the near post.
26ā Bendik makes an excellent save on an open header from Elis on the six-yard box.
29ā Antonio Nocerino finds MatĆas PĆ©rez GarcĆa, who works with Luis Gil to get the ball into the box to Johnson. Johnson slides it to Scott Sutter, whose cross is blocked.
34ā Johnson and Giles Barnes show good quality on the near touch line and nearly complete a sweet combination but Barnesā through ball for Johnson gets away.
38ā Johnson finds Donny Toia up the left wing before Toia gets the ball to Barnes in the box to earn a corner.
45 (+3)ā After three minutes of added time, the referee ends the first half. Orlando City 0, Houston Dynamo 1.
Second Half
46ā Johnson serves a free kick into the box for Larin but Joe Willis punches away.
47ā The ball bounces out to the top of the box for Johnson, who powers a shot on frame but Willis makes the save.
50ā Barnes runs well to earn a corner kick. A dangerous service from MPG is punched away and the Lions regain and continue their spell of possession.
51ā A blast from Manotas from inside the box finds the back of the net.
54ā Gil lets a shot from distance fly but Willis makes the save.
56ā Larin lays the ball off for Barnes, who blasts a volley just wide of the post.
58ā KakĆ” enters the match in place of Antonio Nocerino. Carlos Rivas enters the match in place of Giles Barnes.
61ā MPG floats a perfect delivery into the box that bounces off a few heads and out of bounds for a goal kick.
64ā Bendik charges out to deny Romell Quioto in alone at the top of the box.
65ā Houston catches Orlando City on the break and Manotas makes it 3-0.
70ā Larin picks up the ball, turns the corner and fires a shot that produces a juicy rebound in front of goal but Houston clears.
71ā Cristian Higuita enters the match in place of Will Johnson. KakĆ” takes the captainās armband.
72ā KakĆ” fires a left-footed cross through the box that Gil directs on frame.
75ā Houston makes it 4-0 on another counter attack.
80ā Bendik makes an outstanding save off the line.
83ā After another nice spell of possession, KakĆ” fires a shot that curls wide.
90 (+3)ā After three minutes of added time, the referee ends the match. Orlando City 0, Houston Dynamo 4.
Scoring Summary:
HOU - Alberth Elis (A.J. DeLaGarza) 23ā
HOU - Mauro Manotas (Alex) 51ā
HOU - Mauro Manotas (Romell Quioto, Alex) 65ā
HOU - Romell Quioto (Mauro Manotas) 75ā
Misconduct Summary:
HOU - Romell Quioto (Yellow Card) 45 (+3)ā
HOU - A.J. DeLaGarza (Yellow Card) 60ā
ORL - Donny Toia (Yellow Card) 79ā
HOU - Adolfo Machado (Yellow Card) 84ā
Lineups/Substitutions:
Houston Dynamo - GK Joe Willis, D DaMarcus Beasley, Leonardo, Adolfo Machado, A.J. DeLaGarza, M Eric Alexander (Ricardo Clark 9ā), Juan Cabezas, Alex (Boniek GarcĆa 73ā), F Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto (Vicente Sanchez 78ā)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Tyler Deric, D Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Garcia, M Andrew Wenger
Orlando City SC - GK Joe Bendik, D Donny Toia, JosĆ© Aja, Tommy Redding, Scott Sutter, M Antonio Nocerino (KakĆ” 58ā), āø Will Johnson (Cristian Higuita 71ā), Luis Gil, MatĆas PĆ©rez GarcĆa, F Cyle Larin, Giles Barnes (Carlos Rivas 58ā)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Josh Saunders, D PC, LĆ©o Pereira, M Servando Carrasco
Details of the Game:
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Weather: Clear
Date: May 6, 2017
Attendance: 19,292
Stats:
Possession:
HOU - 42.8 %
ORL - 57.2 %
Shots:
HOU - 15
ORL - 9
Saves:
HOU - 4
ORL - 6
Fouls:
HOU - 18
ORL - 12
Corners:
HOU - 5
ORL - 4
