FRISCO, Texas (July 4, 2016) ā Orlando City SC (4-4-8, 20 points) kicked off a busy month of July with a 4-0 loss to second-place FC Dallas (10-5-4, 34 points) at Toyota Stadium. The Lions play Houston on Friday in Orlando before going on the road for three consecutive matches, finishing the month at home against New England.
āWe thought we were going to have to be good to get anything from the game this evening, and we werenāt. They arenāt sitting near the top of the league for nothing. Theyāve got really good pace and theyāre a really good side,ā Lions Head Coach Adrian Heath said. āWeāve got a quick turnaround. Weāve got a really important game at home on Friday.ā
Walker Zimmerman, Michael Barrios, Matt Hedges and Fabian Castillo scored for the Toros to snap the Lionsā season-high five-game unbeaten streak. Dallas got on the board early when Zimmerman flicked a corner delivery to the far post. Barrios made it 2-0 ten minutes later when Maximiliano Urruti found him in behind Cityās back line.
Goalkeeper Joe Bendik, who entered the match eighth in MLS with 51 saves, made several great stops on the night. His best came in the 59th minute off a point-blank header from Zimmerman. Bendik finished with six saves.
The match saw right back Kevin Alston make his sixth start in his seventh appearance for the Lions since joining the team during the offseason. JĆŗlio Baptista entered the match in the 69th minute in place of 2015 MLS Rookie of the Year Cyle Larin and immediately got the Lionsā attack going. Baptista made a great play to create space for a shot in the 75th minute.
The game was paused in each half for a water break due to the intense Texas heat. Water breaks are observed when the wet bulb globe temperature exceeds 89.6 degrees.
The Lions face a quick turnaround after tonightās match, as they host the Houston Dynamo at Camping World Stadium on Friday, July 8. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. It will be the teamsā second meeting since the Lions earned their first-ever MLS win against Houston last season after Pedro Ribeiro made a great hustle play to score the gameās only goal.
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
First Half
9ā Luke Boden, in his fifth start of the season, makes a good run up the left wing to earn Orlandoās second corner kick of the match.
11ā Walker Zimmerman opens the scoring with a right-footed flick to the far post off a corner service from Mauro DĆaz.
21ā Maximiliano Urruti finds Michael Barrios in behind the back line. Barrios find the back of the net to put Dallas up 2-0.
28ā Michael Barrios earns the gameās first yellow card after taking down Brek Shea, stopping the former Dallas man on his way up the left wing.
30ā Kevin Molino finds Kevin Alston running up the right wing. Alston makes a good cross into the box, but goalkeeper Chris Seitz comes out to catch the ball.
31ā The game is paused for a water break. Water breaks are observed when the wet bulb globe temperature exceeds 89.6 degrees.
41ā Joe Bendik charges out to make a great diving save to stop Fabian Castillo after the Colombian got in behind the Lionsā back line.
45 (+1)ā Joe Bendik comes up huge with two saves after a mad scramble in the box. Bendik came out to stop Fabian Castillo from getting the ball before making another save on Castillo from close range.
45 (+2)ā Joe Bendik continues his outstanding play, keeping the Lions in the match with another save.
45 (+3)ā The referee indicates the end of the half after three minutes of stoppage time.
Second Half:
46ā Head coach Adrian Heath makes two half time substitutions. Midfielder Servando Carrasco enters the match for KakĆ” and Seb Hines takes the place of Tommy Redding.
49ā Kevin Molino picks up a loose ball and drives to the end line before playing a ball back into the middle for Cyle Larin and Brek Shea, but Dallas clears for a corner.
57ā Walker Zimmerman goes for his second goal with a bicycle kick from inside the box, but Joe Bendik is well positioned for the save.
57ā Brek Shea sprints onto a ball on the left flank and centers for Cyle Larin. The cross is blocked away for a corner.
59ā Joe Bendik makes a spectacular save from point-blank range as Walker Zimmerman ripped a header from inside the six-yard box.
62ā Matt Hedges makes it 3-0 after heading in a free kick service from Mauro DĆaz.
65ā Cristian Higuita earns a free kick from 30 yards out. Darwin CerĆ©n delivers a strong, in-swinging ball to the far post, but it is cleared away.
69ā JĆŗlio Baptista enters the match in place of Cyle Larin. It is Baptistaās 11th appearance this season.
75ā The game is paused for a second water break after JĆŗlio Baptista does well to control the ball before firing a shot from 25 yards.
78ā Joe Bendik makes another great save on Mauro DĆaz after the Argentinian made a clever move to find space.
86ā Joe Bendik makes an easy grab on a Mauro DĆaz free kick to earn his sixth save of the match.
90 (+2)ā Fabian Castillo makes it 4-0 Dallas.
90 (+3)ā After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee ends the match.
Scoring Summary:
DAL - Walker Zimmerman (Mauro DĆaz) 11ā
DAL - Michael Barrios (Maximiliano Urruti) 21ā
DAL - Matt Hedges (Mauro DĆaz) 61ā
DAL - Fabian Castillo (Tesho Akindele) 90 (+2)ā
Misconduct Summary:
DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card) 29ā
ORL - Tommy Redding (Yellow Card) 39ā
ORL - David Mateos (Yellow Card) 55ā
DAL - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card) 68ā
DAL - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card) 70ā
Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando City SC - GK Joe Bendik, D Kevin Alston, David Mateos, Tommy Redding (Seb Hines 46ā), Luke Boden, M Darwin CerĆ©n, Cristian Higuita, Brek Shea, KakĆ” (Servando Carrasco 46ā), Kevin Molino, F Cyle Larin (JĆŗlio Baptista 69ā)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Earl Edwards Jr., M Antonio Nocerino, Harrison Heath, F Hadji Barry
FC Dallas - GK Chris Seitz, D Maynor Figueroa, Matt Hedges, Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris, M Carlos Gruezo (Victor Ulloa 78ā), Kellyn Acosta, FabiĆ”n Castillo, Michael Barrios (Tesho Akindele 70ā), F Mauro DĆaz, Maximiliano Urruti (Carlos Lizarazo 83ā)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Jesse Gonzalez, D Ryan Hollingshead, Agustin Jara, M Juan Esteban Ortiz
Details of the Game
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Weather: Partly Cloudy
July 4, 2016
Attendance: 16,195
Stats:
Possession:
ORL - 43.4 %
DAL - 56.6 %
Shots:
ORL - 3
DAL - 19
Saves:
ORL - 6
DAL - 0
Fouls:
ORL - 11
DAL - 15
Corners:
ORL - 5
DAL - 10