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Orlando City looks to continue strong road play at Charlotte
Orlando City SC have been in mostly a good groove this season, but coach Oscar Pareja said reaching the midpoint of the schedule can be an important crossroads.,"Now we have to do it again and again," Pareja said.,The next chance for that comes Saturday night on the road against Charlotte FC.,Orland...

Eastern powers Orlando City, FC Cincinnati to square off
Two of the Eastern Conference's top five teams will face each other Saturday night when FC Cincinnati travel to take on Orlando City.,Both teams won their respective matches on Wednesday night, and Saturday will be the first of two regular-season meetings between the two clubs.,Cincinnati (11-5-3, 3...

Coming off hat trick, Joao Klauss leads St. Louis City vs. Orlando City
St. Louis City SC interim coach David Critchley said Joao Klauss has many good attributes as a player, but values one above all others.,"We want our No. 9 scoring goals," Critchley said of Klauss.,Klauss did that in the team's last match on June 15, scoring a hat trick in St. Louis City's 3-3 home t...

Martin Ojeda scores 9th goal as Orlando City blank Colorado
Martin Ojeda scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season and visiting Orlando City earned a 1-0 victory over struggling Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Pedro Gallese made two saves for Orlando (8-4-6, 30 points) to keep his eighth clean sheet in league play. Five of those have come in the Li...

Slumping Colorado Rapids set to host former manager, Orlando City
The Colorado Rapids hope for a better result in their second of three consecutive home games on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side managed by one-time Rapids boss Oscar Pareja.,Both Colorado and Orlando (7-4-6, 27 points) have lost consecutive games, with the Rapids (6-7-4, 22 points...

Hugo Cuypers' two quick goals lift Fire over Orlando City
Hugo Cuypers scored twice in a minute's span of the first half and Philip Zinckernagel had a goal and an assist as Chicago Fire FC won 3-1 at Orlando City on Saturday night.,Thanks to Cuypers, the Fire (6-5-4, 22 points) led 3-0 a little past the half-hour mark and held on to win for the third time ...

Hugo Cuypers scores twice within a minute in Fire win
Hugo Cuypers scored twice in a minute's span of the first half and Philip Zinckernagel also had a goal, as Chicago Fire FC won 3-1 at Orlando City on Saturday night.,Thanks to Cuypers, the Fire (6-5-4, 22 points) led 3-0 a little past the half-hour mark and held on to win for the third time in the l...

Hot streak over, Orlando City out to rebound vs. Fire
Orlando City and the Chicago Fire will each be minus key contributors when they meet for the second time this month. ,Looking to rebound after its lengthy MLS unbeaten streak ended, Orlando aims to hand the visiting Fire a second straight defeat Saturday night. ,Amid a disastrous final stretch Wedne...

Atlanta United score pair of late goals to slip past Orlando City
Jamal Thiare scored the go-ahead goal in the fifth minute of extra time to propel Atlanta United to a 3-2 victory over visiting Orlando City SC on Wednesday night.,With the score knotted at two apiece, Atlanta's Saba Lobjanidze found Thiare in the box, who scored his second goal in as many games to ...

Orlando City seeks club unbeaten mark, face Atlanta United
Entering play as one of Major League Soccer's hottest teams, Orlando City SC will look to extend its strong play on Wednesday when it visits Atlanta United.,Orlando (7-2-6, 27 points) has won three straight matches and hasn't lost in 12 straight (6-0-6), last falling on March 8 to New York City FC i...

Orlando City nip Timbers 1-0; unbeaten streak at 12
Duncan McGuire scored his first goal of the season shortly before halftime and host Orlando City preserved a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Eduard Atuesta assisted McGuire, whose tally helped Orlando (7-2-6, 27 points) win its third straight in MLS and extend its league unb...

Martin Ojeda leads Orlando City into clash vs. Timbers
The Portland Timbers and Orlando City will both look to rebound from midweek defeats in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16 when they return to league play on Saturday night in Central Florida.,Orlando (6-2-6, 24 points) sustained a 3-2 loss at home on Wednesday night to Nashville SC in a match in which O...

Orlando City extends unbeaten streak to 11, blanks Inter Miami, 3-0
Luis Muriel, Marco Pasalic and Dagur Thorhallsson each scored a goal, which helped Orlando City beat in-state rival Inter Miami for the first time in nearly two years as it secured a 3-0 victory on Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Orlando City (6-2-6, 24 points) extended its unbeaten streak to ...

Orlando City rising, Inter Miami struggling as intrastate rivals meet
Inter Miami and Orlando City face each other for the first time in more than a year when they clash Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,The heated in-state rivals are trending in opposite directions as Inter Miami (6-2-4, 22 points) fights through one of their toughest stretches since Lionel Messi...

Orlando City dominates Charlotte FC to extend unbeaten streak
Luis Muriel scored just seven minutes into the match to ignite a rare offensive outburst from Orlando City SC as it defeated visiting Charlotte FC 3-1 on Wednesday night to extend its unbeaten streak to 10 matches.,Martin Ojeda and Ramiro Enrique also scored for Orlando City (5-2-6, 21 points), whic...

Charlotte, Orlando face pressing issues keeping them from winning
Charlotte FC has stalled and Orlando City SC, despite avoiding defeats recently, continues to search for consistency on offense.,The teams will meet up for Wednesday night's match in Orlando.,Charlotte (6-5-1, 19 points) has cooled off after its stellar start to the season, losing its last three MLS...

Martin Ojeda's first hat trick lifts Orlando to draw with Revs
Despite Martin Ojeda's hat trick, host Orlando City had to settle for a 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday night.,The match marked Ojeda's first hat trick as Orlando City (4-2-6, 18 points) jostled for prime playoff positioning. The Lions extended their unbeaten streak to ten games...

Pedro Gallese (8 saves), Orlando City earn draw vs. Fire
Orlando City's Pedro Gallese made eight saves on Saturday night as his team settled for a 0-0 draw at the 10-man Chicago Fire. ,Gallese's strong performance, particularly during the first half when the teams had even numbers, helped Orlando (4-2-5, 17 points) extend a shutout stretch to five matches...

Fire hope to rebound from ugly loss, host Orlando City
The Chicago Fire will try to rebound from a historically lopsided defeat on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City SC side coming off a decisive victory against their archrival.,Chicago (3-4-3, 12 points) sank to a 7-2 defeat at Nashville SC last weekend, marking the most goals the Fire have ...

Orlando City breaks goal drought, hammers Atlanta
Luis Muriel's first-half penalty kick goal was enough offense for Orlando City SC, which earned a 3-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United on Saturday.,Muriel's goal snapped a 312-minute scoreless streak for the club, as Orlando (4-2-4, 16 points) scored for the first time since March 29, breaking a...