MLS

FT Thursday, August 6, 2020
Minnesota United FC DDWWL 1
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Orlando City SC WDWWW 3
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Match Report

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Nani fires Orlando City past Minnesota United into MLS is Back final

Two goals six minutes apart by Nani led Orlando City to a 3-1 victory over Minnesota in a semifinal of the MLS is Back Tournament on Thursday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
13
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
50.2
Possession
49.8
17
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
346
Accurate Passes
386
432
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
38
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
15
6
Effective Clearances
27
6
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MIN leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 25Antônio CarlosCD-R
  4. 4Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 2RuanRB
  6. 10Mauricio PereyraAM
  7. 20Oriol RosellLM
  8. 8Jhegson MéndezRM
  9. 13Tesho AkindeleF
  10. 17NaniAM-L
  11. 9Chris MuellerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Alex DeJohnSUB
  2. 27Kamal MillerSUB
  3. 24Kyle SmithSUB
  4. 29Santiago PatinoSUB
  5. 23Brian RoweSUB
  6. 19Benji MichelSUB
  7. 21Andrés PereaSUB
  8. 34Joseph DezartSUB
  9. 77RobinhoSUB
  10. 11Júnior UrsoSUB
  11. 18Daryl DikeSUB
  12. 15Rodrigo SchlegelSUB

MIN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 15Michael BoxallCD-L
  3. 4José AjaCD-R
  4. 6Osvaldo AlonsoDM
  5. 77Chase GasperLB
  6. 31Hassani DotsonRB
  7. 5Jacori HayesCM-L
  8. 8Jan GregusCM-R
  9. 17Robin LodLM
  10. 13Ethan FinlayRM
  11. 9Luis AmarillaF

Substitutes

  1. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  2. 23Mason ToyeSUB
  3. 94Marlon HairstonSUB
  4. 7Kevin MolinoSUB
  5. 14Brent KallmanSUB
  6. 18Greg RanjitsinghSUB
  7. 41James MusaSUB
  8. 12Aaron SchoenfeldSUB
  9. 99Fred EmmingsSUB
  10. 19Romain MétanireSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Nani (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Jansson.
  2. 42' Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Nani (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jhegson Méndez.
  3. 58' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Kevin Molino replaces Robin Lod.
  4. 58' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Aaron Schoenfeld replaces Luis Amarilla.
  5. 58' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Mason Toye replaces Jacori Hayes.
  6. 67' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Júnior Urso replaces Tesho Akindele.
  7. 67' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Benji Michel replaces Chris Mueller.
  8. 71' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Raheem Edwards replaces Ethan Finlay.
  9. 83' Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Minnesota United FC 1. Mason Toye (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Molino with a through ball.
  10. 85' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel replaces Robin Jansson because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Andrés Perea replaces Jhegson Méndez.
  12. 89' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  13. 90'+6' Goal! Orlando City SC 3, Minnesota United FC 1. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Urso following a fast break.

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