
Orlando City SC vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One
· Game 3, ORL wins 4-1 on penalties1 - 1
Game 3, ORL wins 4-1 on penalties
Orlando City draw even late, sink Charlotte FC in PKs
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Facundo Torres scored in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to forge a 1-1 draw before Orlando City went on to beat visiting Charlotte FC 4-1 in penalty kicks on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals of the MLS Cup...
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
- 2': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
- 8': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Rafael Santos.
- 10': Attempt saved. Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 12': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC).
- 12': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 15': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 15': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross.
- 17': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martín Ojeda.
- 19': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 19': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 21': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by César Araújo with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Ojeda.
- 23': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
- 25': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by César Araújo.
- 26': Offside, Charlotte FC. Tim Ream is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt saved. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt saved. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a through ball.
- 35': Attempt missed. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson with a cross.
- 35': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
- 37': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 39': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Santos.
- 40': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 40': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
- 43': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Kerwin Vargas.
- 45': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 45'+1': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Kerwin Vargas.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, Charlotte FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC).
- 46': Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 49': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC).
- 52': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC).
- 52': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC).
- 55': Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martín Ojeda with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
- 58': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Karol Swiderski replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 64': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC).
- 64': Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire replaces Ramiro Enrique.
- 65': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Luis Muriel replaces Iván Angulo.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pep Biel.
- 66': Foul by Rafael Santos (Orlando City SC).
- 66': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 67': Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Santos.
- 69': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 69': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
- 70': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
- 71': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
- 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada replaces Kerwin Vargas.
- 72': Attempt missed. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Jansson.
- 73': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC).
- 75': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by César Araújo (Orlando City SC).
- 76': Offside, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire is caught offside.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Gallese (Orlando City SC).
- 79': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Martín Ojeda.
- 79': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Goal! Orlando City SC 0, Charlotte FC 1. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Júnior Urso replaces Brandt Bronico because of an injury.
- 85': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 85': Attempt saved. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
- 86': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 89': Substitution, Orlando City SC. David Brekalo replaces Rodrigo Schlegel.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+4': Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 90'+7': Penalty Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+7': Penalty conceded by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+7': Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': VAR Decision: Penalty Orlando City SC.
- 90'+12': Penalty saved. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+12': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 1. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 1.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 1.
- 92': Goal! Orlando City SC 1(1), Charlotte FC 1. Luis Muriel (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 93': Penalty saved. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 93': Goal! Orlando City SC 1(2), Charlotte FC 1. Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 94': Penalty saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 95': Goal! Orlando City SC 1(3), Charlotte FC 1. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 96': Goal! Orlando City SC 1(3), Charlotte FC 1(1). Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 97': Goal! Orlando City SC 1(4), Charlotte FC 1(1). Rafael Santos (Orlando City SC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 104': Penalty Shootout ends, Orlando City SC 1(4), Charlotte FC 1(1).
- 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 1(4), Charlotte FC 1(1).
Statistics
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ORL![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 11 |
6 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
5 | Saves | 3 |
40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
7 | SHOTS | 20 |
4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
295 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
349 | Passes | 493 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
15 | Crosses | 44 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
45 | Long Balls | 41 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
12 | Tackles | 5 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
5 | Interceptions | 9 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
34 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 20,021
Line-Ups
Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Pedro Gallese (GK) |
6 | Robin Jansson |
15 | Rodrigo Schlegel |
3 | Rafael Santos |
17 | Dagur Thórhallsson |
11 | Martín Ojeda |
16 | Wilder Cartagena |
5 | César Araujo |
7 | Ramiro Enrique ![]() |
77 | Iván Angulo |
10 | Facundo Torres |
Charlotte FC (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
34 | Andrew Privett |
29 | Adilson Malanda ![]() |
3 | Tim Ream |
14 | Nathan Byrne ![]() |
8 | Ashley Westwood |
28 | Djibril Diani |
13 | Brandt Bronico ![]() |
33 | Patrick Agyemang ![]() |
18 | Kerwin Vargas |
10 | Pep Biel ![]() |
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