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Orlando City B Announces Series of Friendlies in Preparation 2016 Campaign

OCB friendlies

ORLANDO, Fla. ā€“ Feb. 16, 2016 ā€“ Orlando City B today announced its full preseason schedule in preparation for the 2016 United Soccer League (USL) campaign. All friendlies are open to media only.  

Among the opponents to be faced are the U-23 Colombian national team, Major League Soccer (MLS) side Toronto FC, USL Western Conference Finalist Oklahoma City Energy FC and one of the nationā€™s top college soccer programā€” Eastern Florida State College (EFSC)

The Lions have already played two of its preseason matches, defeating Stetson University 1-0 on Saturday, Feb. 6, and overpowering the University of Central Florida 4-0 on Sunday, Feb. 14.

Date
Match
Location
Time
Feb. 17
OCB vs. Toronto FC
Champions Gate
12:30 pm
Feb. 21
OCB vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC
IMG
1 pm
Feb. 24
OCB & OCSC vs.  Colombia U23 National Team
Ft. Lauderdale
4 pm
Feb. 27
OCB vs. University of South Florida
USF
7 pm
Feb. 28
OCB vs. University of Central Florida
Sylvan Lake
11 am
March 5
OCB vs. Florida Technological College
Sylvan Lake
2 pm
March 8
OCB vs. University of North Florida
UNF
7:30 pm
March 12
OCB vs. Florida International University
Sylvan Lake
2 pm
March 19
OCB vs. Eastern Florida State College
EFSC
1 pm

ā€œWeā€™re absolutely excited for the series of competitive fixtures that we have prepared to get the team ready four our 2016 USL season,ā€ said OCB Head Coach Anthony Pulis. ā€œWe want to continue our successful history in the league while developing our young talent and we are confident that facing some of these top squads in the next weeks will be instrumental to achieve this.ā€

Orlando City B opens the 2016 USL season at the Eastern Florida State Collegeā€™s (EFSC) stadium Titan Soccer Complex on Mar. 26 against the Wilmington Hammerheads. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.