ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 21, 2018) ā In the last home game of 2018, Orlando City SC (8-21-4, 28 points) defeated Columbus Crew SC (13-11-9, 48 points) 2-1 on Sunday at Orlando City Stadium. Yoshimar YotĆŗn and Sacha Kljestan each converted penalty kicks.
āObviously delighted to get the win. I think it was a great performance today to try to win something for the players and especially for the supporters. It was very important that we gave a good performance and got three points. Iām pleased that we were able to do that,ā Lions head coach James OāConnor said.
It looked as though the match would end level until the Lions drew their second penalty kick of the afternoon. Kljestan slotted it to the right of goal, sending Crew SC goalkeeper Zack Steffen the wrong way to win the game in stoppage time.
Kljestanās goal was Cityās second off a penalty kick after YotĆŗn scored in the 57th. The Peruvian floated his PK over a diving Steffen and under the bar. The goal made it 1-1 three minutes after Columbusā Federico Higuain scored on a free kick.
After the match, Orlando City SC hosted a 7-v-7 Special Olympics Unified match between the Unified teams of Orlando City and Columbus Crew in partnership with Major League Soccer, ESPN and MLS WORKS.
The Lions close the 2018 season on Sunday, Oct. 28, when they visit the New York Red Bulls. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena.
Tickets to all City home matches are available at OrlandoCitySC.com or by calling 855-ORL-CITY.
Match Notes
- M Yoshimar YotĆŗnās penalty kick was Cityās first attempted since June 2. It is YotĆŗnās third penalty kick converted and his fourth goal of the season.
- M Sacha Kljestanās penalty kick goal was his second of the season and his sixth goal of the season. It was also Cityās latest goal of the season, scored in the 96th minute.
- It was the first time the Lions scored two penalty kick goals in MLS play.
- Orlando City improves to 3-1-0 all-time in home finales.
Scoring Summary:
CLB - Federico HiguaĆn 54ā
ORL - Yoshimar YotĆŗn (PK) 57ā
ORL - Sacha Kljestan (PK) 90+6ā
Misconduct Summary:
CLB - Jonathan Mensah (Yellow Card) 33ā
ORL - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card) 37ā
Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando City SC - GK Adam Grinwis, D Mohamed El-Munir, Lamine SanĆ©, Shane OāNeill, Scott Sutter, M Uri Rosell, Carlos Ascues (Amro Tarek 58ā), Yoshimar YotĆŗn, ā Sacha Kljestan, Will Johnson (Chris Mueller 72ā), F Dom Dwyer
Substitutes Not Used: GK Joe Bendik, D Donny Toia, M Cam Lindley, Tony Rocha, JosuƩ ColmƔn
Columbus Crew SC - GK Zack Steffen, D Milton Valenzuela, GastĆ³n, Sauro, Jonathan Mensah, Harrison Afful (HĆ©ctor JimĆ©nez 75ā), M Wil Trapp, Artur, Pedro Santos (Patrick Mullins 88ā), Federico HiguaĆn, Niko Hansen (Edward Opoku 66ā), F Gyasi Zardes
Substitutes Not Used: GK Jon Kempin, D Josh Williams, M Ricardo Clark, Eduardo Sosa
Details of the Game:
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Weather: Beautiful
Date: Oct. 21, 2018
Attendance: 23,642
Stats:
Possession:
ORL - 49.8 %
CLB - 50.2 %
Shots:
ORL - 16
CLB - 8
Saves:
ORL - 3
CLB - 5
Fouls:
ORL - 8
CLB - 11
Corners:
ORL - 5
CLB - 9