ORLANDO, Fla. (September 15, 2017) - In its first match in nine days, Orlando City B (8-7-12, 36 points) visits Saint Louis FC (8-12-7, 31 points) on Saturday, Sept. 16. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET at Toyota Stadium.
The match will be streamed at www.OrlandoCitySC.com/LIVE.
“The main objective for us to try and get a positive reaction out of the guys after the disappointment of last game,” OCB head coach Anthony Pulis said. “Saint Louis are a very experienced team, got a really experienced coach in Preki, lots of know-how. Looks a difficult place to go but it's obviously a game that we're really looking forward to.”
This is the second meeting of the season between these teams. On April 27 at Orlando City Stadium, Earl Edwards, Jr. made two saves to post OCB’s second clean sheet of the season and the second in a string of three consecutive shutouts. Saint Louis was also the first opponent hosted at Orlando City Stadium in a First Team preseason friendly on Feb. 25.
OCB is coming off a 2-0 loss to the Richmond Kickers that snapped the team’s Club record 12-game unbeaten streak. Mikey Minutillo and Sunny Jane scored for the Kickers as goalkeeper Jake Fenlason made his third consecutive start.
Hadji Barry leads OCB with eight goals in 14 appearances while Pierre Da Silva is tied for third in the USL with seven assists in 21 appearances. Edwards was named USL Player of the Month for August after posting three clean sheets in five appearances before being recalled to the First Team. Fenlason has posted one shutout in three matches since assuming the starting role.
OCB enters the match in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, tied with seventh-place FC Cincinnati with 36 points in 27 games and two points ahead of Bethlehem and Pittsburgh in ninth and tenth place, respectively. Saint Louis is currently in 11th, five points behind OCB.
In its last match, Saint Louis fell 2-1 to the Harrisburg City Islanders. Christian Volesky equalized for Saint Louis in the 70th minute but former Lion Pedro Ribeiro scored the game-winner in stoppage time to hand Saint Louis its fourth consecutive match without a win.
Volesky and Seth Rudolph lead the team with six goals each, while five players are tied with two assists. Goalkeeper Adam Grinwis leads the team with 61 saves in 14 appearances.
OCB returns to Orlando City Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23 to host the Charleston Battery. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
