- Rafael Santos - 22'
- Facundo Torres - 45'+2' Pen
- Duncan McGuire - 74'
Orlando City dominate early, tally clean sheet vs. Revolution
Orlando City completed the season sweep of the New England Revolution with a 3-0 victory in Florida on Saturday.
Rafael Santos and Facundo Torres scored first-half goals and Duncan McGuire scored in the second half as Orlando (11-10-7, 40 points) improved to 6-1-1 over its last eight matches.
Pedro Gallese made two saves for Orlando's eighth clean sheet of the season.
Orlando topped New England (8-16-3, 27 points) 3-1 in the only other meeting between the clubs on July 13. The Revs have just one win in its last five (1-2-2).
Torres nearly had his second goal of the night in the 55th minute but put his right-footed strike from outside the area off the woodwork.
Revs midfielder Carles Gil had an excellent opportunity to redeem a first-half blunder in the 60th minute when he was awarded a free kick, but Gallese made an excellent diving save to preserve the clean sheet.
McGuire added insurance in the 74th minute, taking a through ball from Nicolas Lodeiro and squeezing his right-footed shot past Revs keeper Aljaz Ivacic.
Orlando had three shots on target and led 2-0 following the opening 45.
Santos opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, curling his left-footed strike from outside the area into the top of the goal for his first of the season.
Twenty minutes later, Ramiro Enrique nearly made it 2-0 on a partial break, but his right-footed shot went just wide of the goal.
Gil was whistled for a hand ball in the area in the 46th minute. On the ensuing penalty kick, Torres converted on a left-footed shot for his 11th of the season, doubling Orlando's lead heading into the break.
Revolution head coach Caleb Porter served his one game suspension on Saturday for his post-match comments on the officiating following New England's 2-2 draw against St. Louis.
--Field Level Media
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tori Penso
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | +24 | 62 |
FC Cincinnati | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | +12 | 52 |
Columbus Crew | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | +24 | 50 |
New York Red Bulls | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | +8 | 43 |
Orlando City SC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 40 |
New York City FC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 40 |
Charlotte FC | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 38 |
Toronto FC | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 36 |
D.C. United | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 33 |
Atlanta United FC | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
Philadelphia Union | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | +2 | 30 |
CF Montréal | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 30 |
Chicago Fire FC | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 29 |
Nashville SC | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 29 |
New England Revolution | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | -24 | 27 |