In the first match of a four-game road trip, Orlando City SC (8-12-7, 31 points) fell, 4-0, to the New England Revolution (9-12-5, 32 points) Saturday at Gillette Stadium. Dillon Powers made his first start for Orlando City.
“I think we have to be extremely discouraged and disappointed. Another game where things are going okay, working in and around their penalty box, creating a few chances and then we allow the goal and then we have some more chances and we don’t finish,” Lions head coach Jason Kreis said. “Then to allow the second goal and the ejection, you pretty much know the night is dead. I don’t think the game was a 4-0 game by any stretch of the imagination but that’s what happens when you’re 2-0 down and you suffer an ejection.”
This match was originally scheduled to be played on March 11 but was postponed due to extreme cold in New England. The match was also part of MLS WORKS’ fourth-annual Kick Childhood Cancer campaign and New England Revolution’s Concussion Awareness Night.
Kreis came out with Donny Toia, Léo Pereira, José Aja and Scott Sutter on his starting back line; Antonio Nocerino, Powers, Giles Barnes and captain Kaká at midfield; and Carlos Rivas and Dom Dwyer at striker. Joe Bendik made his 61st consecutive MLS start for City.
Kei Kamara scored the first of his three goals in the 26th minute and scored twice more in the 75th and 89th minutes. Teal Bunbury made it 4-0 in stoppage time.
Orlando City was reduced to 10 men when Aja received a second yellow card in the 80th minute.
The match featured PC’s first MLS appearance since June 24, Will Johnson’s return from an ankle injury after missing last weekend’s game and Tony Rocha’s first MLS appearance since May 31.
The Lions visit D.C. United on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. ET. City then heads to Atlanta and Portland before returning to Orlando City Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 27, to host New England.
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