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First Team Influence Paying Big Dividends For OCB

On a windy Wednesday afternoon, Orlando City B defeated Toronto FC 1-0.  Head Coach Anthony Pulis had strong praise for the second group, ā€œWe were pleased with the performance. On the whole, everybody has come through well and we moved the ball really well. I think we were probably the better team in the first half, second half went exactly how we expected it to go.ā€

The solid outing by Orlando City B should be a great indication of whatā€™s to come for the future of soccer in Melbourne. ā€œObviously all our younger players have ambitions to go on and play in the MLS one day,ā€ Pulis noted of the young, rising players in OCB.

With both Orlando City teams using the same training grounds, the players of Orlando City B have been able to practice with their first team counterparts - and itā€™s starting to show. In just three weeks of preseason play, Coach Pulis has noticed the exciting change. ā€œWhen you look at the players from OCB that have been training and playing with the first team itā€™s been really, really pleasing.ā€

In only their first preseason, Orlando City B has already put together three exciting wins and the future continues to look bright for the Melbourne based team. However, as the competition continues to get tougher, Orlando City B will continue to be tested. ā€œIt was a little bit of a wakeup call [playing Toronto FC], we obviously had two good performance in our preseason friendlies, but at the same time you donā€™t want to get too carried away,ā€ said Pulis. ā€œNo disrespect to those college teams, but it was a bit different out here today.ā€


With such a vast array of talent, and an MLS team to train with and test their mettle on a daily basis, Orlando City B looks only to move forward.