Orlando City SC vs D.C. United, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Orlando City SC

57': Facundo Torres
66': Ercan Kara
80': Alexandre Pato (P)

FT
3 - 5

D.C. United

5': Taxiarchis Fountas
8': Taxiarchis Fountas
51': Taxiarchis Fountas
74': Kimarni Smith
90'+6': Nigel Robertha

Taxi Fountas' hat trick lifts D.C. United past Orlando City

Taxi Fountas scored the game's first three goals and D.C. United held on to defeat host Orlando City 5-3.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jake Mulraney.
2': Attempt missed. Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Birnbaum with a headed pass following a corner.
3': Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United ).
5': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 1. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Durkin.
8': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 2. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Estrada.
11': Attempt blocked. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Pato.
11': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
12': Hand ball by Michael Estrada (D.C. United ).
13': Attempt saved. Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
16': Attempt missed. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
18': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
18': Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
20': Attempt missed. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Birnbaum with a headed pass following a corner.
21': Attempt saved. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
21': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
23': Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
23': Foul by Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC).
23': Rafael Romo (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Sami Guediri.
29': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Michael Estrada.
31': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
31': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
36': Foul by Jake Mulraney (Orlando City SC).
36': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
39': Attempt missed. Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
40': Hand ball by Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ).
45': Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
45'+3': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
45'+3': Michael Estrada (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
45'+4': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Ruan (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+5': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 2.
45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 2.
45': Substitution, Orlando City SC. César Araujo replaces Jhegson Méndez.
45': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Facundo Torres replaces Jake Mulraney.
46': Attempt missed. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a through ball.
47': Foul by César Araujo (Orlando City SC).
47': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Chris Durkin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
50': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, D.C. United 3. Taxiarchis Fountas (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a set piece situation.
52': Foul by Chris Durkin (D.C. United ).
52': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alexandre Pato with a through ball.
57': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruan.
57': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, D.C. United 3. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
58': Substitution, D.C. United. Brad Smith replaces Sami Guediri.
58': Substitution, D.C. United. Nigel Robertha replaces Taxiarchis Fountas.
58': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Benji Michel replaces Júnior Urso.
60': Attempt saved. Michael Estrada (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nigel Robertha.
60': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Estrada with a headed pass.
61': Foul by Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC).
61': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
63': Michael Estrada (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Brad Smith (D.C. United ).
65': Ruan (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, D.C. United 3. Ercan Kara (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
70': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
71': Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Michael Estrada.
71': César Araujo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
74': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, D.C. United 4. Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Drew Skundrich with a through ball.
76': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tesho Akindele replaces Ruan.
77': Penalty Orlando City SC. Benji Michel draws a foul in the penalty area.
77': Penalty conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) after a foul in the penalty area.
79': VAR Decision: Penalty Orlando City SC.
80': Goal! Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 4. Alexandre Pato (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
83': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Donovan Pines.
83': Attempt saved. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
83': Attempt blocked. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84': Attempt blocked. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Pato.
85': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Rafael Romo.
87': Foul by Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ).
87': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Hand ball by César Araujo (Orlando City SC).
88': Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Odoi-Atsem replaces Ola Kamara because of an injury.
89': Substitution, D.C. United. Jose Alfaro replaces Julian Gressel.
89': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
89': Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Foul by Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC).
90'+1': Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jack Lynn replaces Mauricio Pereyra because of an injury.
90'+4': César Araujo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Kimarni Smith (D.C. United ).
90'+4': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Benji Michel (Orlando City SC).
90'+6': Goal! Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 5. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Steven Birnbaum.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 5.
0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 5.
0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 3, D.C. United 5.

Statistics

DC		ORL
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	1
27.4	Possession	72.6
9	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	7
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
137	Accurate Passes	514
221	Passes	585
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
5	Crosses	32
0.4	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	52
13	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	5
17	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	10
37	Effective Clearances	8
37	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 16

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Pedro Gallese (GK)
6	Robin Jansson
24	Kyle Smith
15	Rodrigo Schlegel
11	Júnior Urso
8	Jhegson Méndez
23	Jake Mulraney
2	Ruan
9	Ercan Kara
7	Alexandre Pato
10	Mauricio Pereyra

Orlando City SC Substitutes:

Antônio Carlos, Facundo Torres, Tesho Akindele, Alex Freeman, Adam Grinwis, Benji Michel, Andrés Perea, César Araujo, Jack Lynn.

D.C. United (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Rafael Romo (GK)
15	Steve Birnbaum
4	Brendan Hines-Ike
23	Donovan Pines
8	Christopher Durkin
12	Drew Skundrich
97	Sami Guediri
31	Julian Gressel
7	Michael Estrada
11	Taxiarchis Fountas
9	Ola Kamara

D.C. United Substitutes:

Sofiane Djeffal, Nigel Robertha, Jon Kempin, Ted Ku-Dipietro, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Brad Smith, Kimarni Smith, Tony Alfaro, Russell Canouse.

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