MLS

Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Orlando City SC
  • 10': Benji Michel
  • 59': Andrés Perea
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2 - 1
Philadelphia Union
  • 68': Kacper Przybylko

Orlando City hold off Union to snap winless streak

Andres Perea scored his second goal of the season in the second half and Orlando City held on to defeat the visiting Philadelphia Union 2-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Benji Michel (Orlando City SC).
  • 5': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a through ball.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 20': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
  • 23': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
  • 24': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Daniel Gazdag.
  • 27': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
  • 27': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Benji Michel.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 35': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
  • 36': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
  • 42': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Orlando City SC).
  • 42': Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
  • 45': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
  • 45': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 46': Foul by Benji Michel (Orlando City SC).
  • 46': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Smith.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 55': Offside, Orlando City SC. Robin Jansson tries a through ball, but Nani is caught offside.
  • 56': Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  • 56': Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 59': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nani with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Santos with a headed pass.
  • 63': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kacper Przybylko tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Nani (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benji Michel.
  • 68': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
  • 69': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach replaces Daniel Gazdag.
  • 69': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 69': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
  • 69': Nani (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Silvester van der Water replaces Chris Mueller.
  • 73': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Antônio Carlos replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
  • 77': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tesho Akindele replaces Benji Michel.
  • 78': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Joye Dezart replaces Oriol Rosell.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 81': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
  • 81': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Flach.
  • 83': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Alexander Alvarado replaces Nani because of an injury.
  • 85': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
  • 88': Hand ball by Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC).
  • 88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 89': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
  • 89': Joye Dezart (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC).
  • 89': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Paxten Aaronson replaces Jamiro Monteiro because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson with a headed pass.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Elliott.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 2, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 2, Philadelphia Union 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 4
50.1 Possession 49.9
18 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 385
456 Passes 467
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 55
38 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
10 Effective Clearances 24
10 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 15,432

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New York City FC 4 +8 10
2 Nashville SC 4 +6 10
3 Inter Miami CF 4 0 7
4 Red Bull New York 4 -1 7
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Line-Ups

ORL Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Pedro Gallese (GK)
6 Robin Jansson
15 Rodrigo Schlegel
4 Joao Moutinho
24 Kyle Smith
10 Mauricio Pereyra
20 Oriol Rosell
21 Andrés Perea
17 Nani
19 Benji Michel
9 Chris Mueller
Orlando City SC Substitutes:
Silvester van der Water, Alexander Alvarado, Rio Hope-Gund, Michael Halliday, Mason Stajduhar, Joseph Dezart, David Loera, Tesho Akindele, Antônio Carlos.

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Matthew Freese (GK)
3 Jack Elliott
5 Jakob Glesnes
8 José Andrés Martínez
27 Kai Wagner
15 Olivier Mbaizo
6 Dániel Gazdag
10 Jamiro Monteiro
11 Alejandro Bedoya
17 Sergio Santos Yellow Card
23 Kacper Przybylko
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Quinn Sullivan, Stuart Findlay, Jack McGlynn, Cole Turner, Joe Bendik, Paxten Aaronson, Aurélien Collin, Matthew Real, Leon Flach.

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