Orlando City SC vs Real Salt Lake, 2020 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSReal Salt Lake, Orlando City open season with scoreless draw
Orlando City and visiting Real Salt Lake shared the spoils Saturday as the sides battled to a scoreless draw in the 2020 curtain-raiser.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake).
- 1': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 8': Hand ball by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 11': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
- 14': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
- 14': Tate Schmitt (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 19': Attempt missed. Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruan.
- 22': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 23': Offside, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller tries a through ball, but Tesho Akindele is caught offside.
- 24': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
- 26': Offside, Orlando City SC. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Tesho Akindele is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 29': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 29': Attempt missed. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 30': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 34': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 37': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC).
- 37': Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Nick Besler tries a through ball, but Justen Glad is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
- 38': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 40': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC).
- 40': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 41': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 41': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tate Schmitt.
- 45': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 46': Foul by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 46': Ruan (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake).
- 47': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC).
- 52': Foul by Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake).
- 52': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 58': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jhegson Méndez.
- 58': Hand ball by Tate Schmitt (Real Salt Lake).
- 62': Attempt missed. Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird replaces Justen Glad.
- 63': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
- 65': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Robinho replaces Benji Michel.
- 66': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 68': Foul by Justin Portillo (Real Salt Lake).
- 68': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Tate Schmitt.
- 70': Attempt saved. Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 71': Offside, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller tries a through ball, but Ruan is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake).
- 72': Robinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a through ball.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jhegson Méndez (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
- 74': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 75': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
- 75': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
- 75': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Giuseppe Rossi replaces Justin Portillo.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mueller with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Nick Besler.
- 80': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ruan.
- 83': Attempt missed. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Santiago Patiño replaces Tesho Akindele.
- 84': Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by João Moutinho (Orlando City SC).
- 86': Foul by Robinho (Orlando City SC).
- 86': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ruan.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
- 88': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
- 90'+1': Foul by Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Andrés Perea replaces Ruan.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Robinho.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
Statistics
 RSL |
ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 317 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 411 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 25 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 34 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,527
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,527
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Red Bull New York | 3 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Gallese (GK) |
| 6 | Robin Jansson |
| 25 | Antônio Carlos |
| 4 | Joao Moutinho |
| 2 | Ruan |
| 10 | Mauricio Pereyra  |
| 8 | Jhegson Méndez |
| 11 | Júnior Urso |
| 13 | Tesho Akindele |
| 19 | Benji Michel |
| 9 | Chris Mueller |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 14 | Nedum Onuoha |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 4 | Danny Toia |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 43 | Justin Portillo |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 21 | Tate Schmitt |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
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