ORLANDO, Fla. (August 25, 2017) - Orlando City B (7-6-11, 32 points) will visit Eastern Conference leader Louisville City FC (13-4-5, 44 points) on Saturday, Aug. 26. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Louisville Slugger Field.
The match will be streamed at www.OrlandoCitySC.com/LIVE.
“Louisville are a good side. They’ve always given us difficult games. [Louisville head coach] James O’Connor’s done a terrific job there,” OCB head coach Anthony Pulis said. “They play a very attractive style of football. Good movement, good rotation, they press well. It’ll be a real difficult test for us.”
OCB set a Club record 10-game unbeaten streak with its 1-1 draw against Charlotte on Saturday. Hadji Barry scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute and Earl Edwards, Jr. made eight saves to earn a point. Barry’s performance earned him Player of the Week honors.
Barry’s goal was his fourth in three games and was his eighth of the season. Edwards is tied for second in the league with 74 saves and leads the Eastern Conference with nine saves. Pierre Da Silva leads the team with seven assists. OCB has six clean sheets in its current unbeaten run.
This weekend’s matchup will be the second meeting this season after Louisville’s 3-1 win on March 30. In OCB’s last visit to Louisville, the Lions erased a late deficit with a penalty kick goal from Tyler Turner in the 90th minute. Orlando City Development Academy product David Loera then assisted on Keegan Smith’s game-winner in stoppage time.
Luke Spencer leads Louisville City FC with eight goals this season. Oscar Jimenez is Louisville FC assist leader with eight this season. O’Connor played for Orlando City during its USL Pro days.
This will be the second consecutive visit to the Eastern Conference leader for OCB following last week’s draw at Charlotte. Louisville jumped into the top spot following its 5-0 win over Harrisburg on Wednesday. OCB enters the match in eighth in the East, one point behind seventh-place Bethlehem Steel FC.
The Lions return to Orlando City Stadium to host Bethlehem on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
