BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Sept. 16, 2018) – Orlando City SC (7-18-3, 24 points) dropped a 4-0 decision to the Chicago Fire (7-15-6, 27 points) on Sunday at Toyota Park. The match closed out a two-game road swing for the Lions, who return to Orlando City Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22 to host the Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. ET.
“I think when you look at the energy levels there is a lack of energy, a lack of commitment. And then when you look at the goals, the goals we gave them were really, really poor. At any level when you give away goals like that it’s impossible to expect to get anything in the end,” Lions head coach James O’Connor said. “Our supporters and our ownership don’t deserve that level of commitment. We expect to have much more commitment and we certainly expect to have way more energy than that.”
O’Connor featured the same back line for the third consecutive game, with Joe Bendik in net and Jonathan Spector, Carlos Ascues, Shane O’Neill and Scott Sutter across the back. Uri Rosell, Yoshimar Yotún, Josué Colmán, Sacha Kljestan and Mohamed El-Munir made up the midfield, with Dom Dwyer as City’s lone striker.
The match marked the return of both Yotún and El-Munir, who recently completed international duty with Peru and Libya, respectively.
The Fire took a 2-0 lead into the halftime break. Nemanja Nikolić put the home side up three minutes into the match, deflecting a low, driven cross past Bendik. Alexsander Katai doubled the lead in the 28th minute after a heavy touch by Bendik led to an open net opportunity.
After assisting on the first two Chicago goals, Michael de Leeuw added one of his own in the 56th minute. Nikolić added his second in the 70th minute.
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Match Notes
- M Pierre Da Silva made his second appearance of the season
- D Mohamed El-Munir made his seventh MLS appearance at midfield
Scoring Summary:
CHI - Nemanja Nikolić (Michael de Leeuw, Dax McCarty) 3’
CHI - Alexsander Katai (Djordje Mihailovic, Michael de Leeuw) 28’
CHI - Michael de Leeuw (Johan Kappelhof, Djordje Mihailovic) 56’
CHI - Nemanja Nikolić (Raheem Edwards) 70’
Misconduct Summary:
CHI - Alexsander Katai (Yellow Card) 58’
Lineups/Substitutions:
Chicago Fire - GK Richard Sanchez, D Brandon Vincent, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Johan Kappelhof, Nicolas Hasler, M Brandt Bronico, Dax McCarty, Michael de Leeuw (Raheem Edwards 64’), Djordje Mihailovic (Drew Connor 73’), Aleksandar Katai (Daniel Johnson 80’), F Nemanja Nikolic
Substitutes Not Used: GK Stefan Cleveland, D Jorge Corrales, Jonathan Campbell, F Alan Gordon
Orlando City SC - GK Joe Bendik, D ⓒ Jonathan Spector, Carlos Ascues, Shane O’Neill (Chris Mueller 46’), Scott Sutter, M Yoshimar Yotún, Uri Rosell, Mohamed El-Munir, Sacha Kljestan, Josué Colmán (Pierre Da Silva 70’), F Dom Dwyer
Substitutes Not Used: GK Adam Grinwis, D RJ Allen, Lamine Sané, M Will Johnson, F Stéfano Pinho
Details of the Game:
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Weather: Clear
Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Attendance: 16,287
Stats:
Possession:
CHI - 54.2%
ORL - 45.8%
Shots:
CHI - 16
ORL - 11
Saves:
CHI - 2
ORL - 2
Fouls:
CHI - 12
ORL - 11
Corners:
CHI - 12
ORL - 3
