FRISCO, Texas (July 4, 2016) – Orlando City SC (4-4-8, 20 points) kicked off a busy month of July with a 4-0 loss to second-place FC Dallas (10-5-4, 34 points) at Toyota Stadium. The Lions play Houston on Friday in Orlando before going on the road for three consecutive matches, finishing the month at home against New England.
“We thought we were going to have to be good to get anything from the game this evening, and we weren’t. They aren’t sitting near the top of the league for nothing. They’ve got really good pace and they’re a really good side,” Lions Head Coach Adrian Heath said. “We’ve got a quick turnaround. We’ve got a really important game at home on Friday.”
Walker Zimmerman, Michael Barrios, Matt Hedges and Fabian Castillo scored for the Toros to snap the Lions’ season-high five-game unbeaten streak. Dallas got on the board early when Zimmerman flicked a corner delivery to the far post. Barrios made it 2-0 ten minutes later when Maximiliano Urruti found him in behind City’s back line.
Goalkeeper Joe Bendik, who entered the match eighth in MLS with 51 saves, made several great stops on the night. His best came in the 59th minute off a point-blank header from Zimmerman. Bendik finished with six saves.
The match saw right back Kevin Alston make his sixth start in his seventh appearance for the Lions since joining the team during the offseason. Júlio Baptista entered the match in the 69th minute in place of 2015 MLS Rookie of the Year Cyle Larin and immediately got the Lions’ attack going. Baptista made a great play to create space for a shot in the 75th minute.
The game was paused in each half for a water break due to the intense Texas heat. Water breaks are observed when the wet bulb globe temperature exceeds 89.6 degrees.
The Lions face a quick turnaround after tonight’s match, as they host the Houston Dynamo at Camping World Stadium on Friday, July 8. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. It will be the teams’ second meeting since the Lions earned their first-ever MLS win against Houston last season after Pedro Ribeiro made a great hustle play to score the game’s only goal.
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
First Half
9’ Luke Boden, in his fifth start of the season, makes a good run up the left wing to earn Orlando’s second corner kick of the match.
11’ Walker Zimmerman opens the scoring with a right-footed flick to the far post off a corner service from Mauro Díaz.
21’ Maximiliano Urruti finds Michael Barrios in behind the back line. Barrios find the back of the net to put Dallas up 2-0.
28’ Michael Barrios earns the game’s first yellow card after taking down Brek Shea, stopping the former Dallas man on his way up the left wing.
30’ Kevin Molino finds Kevin Alston running up the right wing. Alston makes a good cross into the box, but goalkeeper Chris Seitz comes out to catch the ball.
31’ The game is paused for a water break. Water breaks are observed when the wet bulb globe temperature exceeds 89.6 degrees.
41’ Joe Bendik charges out to make a great diving save to stop Fabian Castillo after the Colombian got in behind the Lions’ back line.
45 (+1)’ Joe Bendik comes up huge with two saves after a mad scramble in the box. Bendik came out to stop Fabian Castillo from getting the ball before making another save on Castillo from close range.
45 (+2)’ Joe Bendik continues his outstanding play, keeping the Lions in the match with another save.
45 (+3)’ The referee indicates the end of the half after three minutes of stoppage time.
Second Half:
46’ Head coach Adrian Heath makes two half time substitutions. Midfielder Servando Carrasco enters the match for Kaká and Seb Hines takes the place of Tommy Redding.
49’ Kevin Molino picks up a loose ball and drives to the end line before playing a ball back into the middle for Cyle Larin and Brek Shea, but Dallas clears for a corner.
57’ Walker Zimmerman goes for his second goal with a bicycle kick from inside the box, but Joe Bendik is well positioned for the save.
57’ Brek Shea sprints onto a ball on the left flank and centers for Cyle Larin. The cross is blocked away for a corner.
59’ Joe Bendik makes a spectacular save from point-blank range as Walker Zimmerman ripped a header from inside the six-yard box.
62’ Matt Hedges makes it 3-0 after heading in a free kick service from Mauro Díaz.
65’ Cristian Higuita earns a free kick from 30 yards out. Darwin Cerén delivers a strong, in-swinging ball to the far post, but it is cleared away.
69’ Júlio Baptista enters the match in place of Cyle Larin. It is Baptista’s 11th appearance this season.
75’ The game is paused for a second water break after Júlio Baptista does well to control the ball before firing a shot from 25 yards.
78’ Joe Bendik makes another great save on Mauro Díaz after the Argentinian made a clever move to find space.
86’ Joe Bendik makes an easy grab on a Mauro Díaz free kick to earn his sixth save of the match.
90 (+2)’ Fabian Castillo makes it 4-0 Dallas.
90 (+3)’ After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee ends the match.
Scoring Summary:
DAL - Walker Zimmerman (Mauro Díaz) 11’
DAL - Michael Barrios (Maximiliano Urruti) 21’
DAL - Matt Hedges (Mauro Díaz) 61’
DAL - Fabian Castillo (Tesho Akindele) 90 (+2)’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card) 29’
ORL - Tommy Redding (Yellow Card) 39’
ORL - David Mateos (Yellow Card) 55’
DAL - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card) 68’
DAL - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card) 70’
Lineups/Substitutions:
Orlando City SC - GK Joe Bendik, D Kevin Alston, David Mateos, Tommy Redding (Seb Hines 46’), Luke Boden, M Darwin Cerén, Cristian Higuita, Brek Shea, Kaká (Servando Carrasco 46’), Kevin Molino, F Cyle Larin (Júlio Baptista 69’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Earl Edwards Jr., M Antonio Nocerino, Harrison Heath, F Hadji Barry
FC Dallas - GK Chris Seitz, D Maynor Figueroa, Matt Hedges, Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris, M Carlos Gruezo (Victor Ulloa 78’), Kellyn Acosta, Fabián Castillo, Michael Barrios (Tesho Akindele 70’), F Mauro Díaz, Maximiliano Urruti (Carlos Lizarazo 83’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Jesse Gonzalez, D Ryan Hollingshead, Agustin Jara, M Juan Esteban Ortiz
Details of the Game
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Weather: Partly Cloudy
July 4, 2016
Attendance: 16,195
Stats:
Possession:
ORL - 43.4 %
DAL - 56.6 %
Shots:
ORL - 3
DAL - 19
Saves:
ORL - 6
DAL - 0
Fouls:
ORL - 11
DAL - 15
Corners:
ORL - 5
DAL - 10
