Orlando City SC vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One
· Game 1Facundo Torres puts home 19th goal as Orlando City blank Charlotte FC
Facundo Torres set an Orlando City single-season scoring record to help the club to a 2-0 win against visiting Charlotte FC on Sunday in the first match of a best-of-three, first-round MLS Cup playoff series.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramiro Enrique.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Schlegel.
- 7': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 8': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Santos following a corner.
- 9': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 9': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC).
- 13': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramiro Enrique.
- 17': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 18': Offside, Orlando City SC. César Araújo is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC).
- 19': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Orlando City SC. Ramiro Enrique is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 23': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 25': Attempt saved. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Rafael Santos (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt missed. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Santos with a cross.
- 27': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 28': Offside, Orlando City SC. Facundo Torres is caught offside.
- 32': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 0. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 34': Foul by Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC).
- 34': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
- 35': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilder Cartagena with a through ball.
- 38': Foul by Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
- 38': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
- 44': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
- 44': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 48': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Iván Angulo.
- 48': Foul by Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC).
- 48': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt saved. Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Ojeda.
- 54': Foul by Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC).
- 54': Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Rodrigo Schlegel.
- 56': César Araújo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 57': Hand ball by Dagur Thórhallsson (Orlando City SC).
- 58': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 59': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 61': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 61': Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Duncan McGuire replaces Ramiro Enrique.
- 62': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood following a fast break.
- 63': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 63': Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 64': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Duncan McGuire with a headed pass.
- 68': Attempt blocked. César Araújo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 70': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
- 71': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Facundo Torres (Orlando City SC).
- 72': Foul by Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC).
- 72': Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Goal! Orlando City SC 2, Charlotte FC 0. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Angulo.
- 77': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Djibril Diani replaces Júnior Urso.
- 78': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
- 78': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Luis Muriel replaces Martín Ojeda.
- 78': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Kyle Smith replaces Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 85': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
- 85': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Brandt Bronico.
- 86': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Byrne following a set piece situation.
- 88': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Iván Angulo.
- 88': Substitution, Orlando City SC. David Brekalo replaces Facundo Torres.
- 89': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 89': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Orlando City SC. Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
- 90': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+5': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 2, Charlotte FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 2, Charlotte FC 0.
Statistics
 CLT |
ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 381 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 20 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 17,787
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 17,787
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 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 34 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 3 | Tim Ream |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 30 | Júnior Urso |
| 9 | Karol Swiderski |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
| 10 | Pep Biel  |
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