Orlando

Orlando Falls Short at Home Against New York City FC

Published

8 years ago

July 27, 2018

Dom Dwyer (center) and the Orlando City Lions attacked but came up short against NYCFC Thursday. Photo: Maddie Schroeder/Orlando Soccer Journal.

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Sean Johnson continued his shutout streak on Thursday night as the he led New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over Orlando City. Johnson, whose streak is now at 398 minutes, saved all five of Orlando City’s shots. NYCFC has now won four straight games and is now one point behind Atlanta United for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Even though Johnson made five saves, Orlando City’s offense had four shots that either hit the post or crossbar. MLS All-Star midfielder Yoshimar Yotun led City by hitting the post in each half. Dom Dwyer and Josue Colman also had shots that hit either the crossbar or post in the game as well.

“The biggest thing for me is I’ll never make excuses. The easy thing for me to do is to come out here and say, “Oh we hit the post four times.” There’s something to that, but equally for me there shouldn’t be a disparity between the first and second half. When you look at the first half for what we want, I don’t think that’s what we want.”- Orlando City Head Coach James O’Connor on the team hitting the post four times

After a slow start in the opening 20 minutes in the first half, Orlando City created chances capped off with Yotun hitting the crossbar in 38th minute. Unfortunately, none of those chances ended up with a shot on target. After the missed chance, NYCFC created their own opportunity and it lead to Maximiliano Moralez’s 8th goal of the season.

The goal was created when Orlando’s Defender PC couldn’t clear the ball from the City side of the field, then NYCFC midfielder Rodney Wallace created space, and after his shot hit the post, Moralez grabbed the rebound and put it past City goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. to open the scoring in the 40th minute.

New York City closed the half and the scoring in the 45th minute when defender Anton Tinnerholm scored his 4th goal of the season when he slid his shot past Edwards and City entered the half down 2 to 0.

Orlando City will return to action on Sunday when they take on the LA Galaxy and return to Orlando on August 4th when they take on New England.

Goals

NYCFC – 40th min – After the opening New York shot hit the post after Edwards Jr.’s delayed save attempt, Moralez gets the rebound and fires his 8th goal of the season.

NYCFC – 45th min – Tinnerholm gets space on the right side after a pass from Moralez and puts it past Edwards Jr. Tinnerholm’s 4th of the season.

Penalties

Orlando City:

44th Min – Yellow Card – Dom Dwyer

62nd Min – Yellow Card – Cristian Higuita

83rd Min – Red Card – Shane O’Neill

New York City FC:

58th min – Yellow Card – Thomas McNamara

85th min – Yellow Card – Sean Johnson

90th min – Yellow Card – Alex Ring

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Danny Thompson is a sports contributor for Florida National News. | info@floridanationalnews.com

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Russell Henley Wins Red Cardigan at 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational

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1 year ago

March 9, 2025

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Russell Henley wins the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Russell Henley wins his first red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. This is Henley’s fifth win on the PGA Tour.

Russell Henley is greeted by his family on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

Henley finished at 11 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 70 today. Collin Morikawa finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, finished today at 4 under par, tied for 11th place.

Scottie Scheffler tees off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

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UCF Hall of Fame Inductee Shaquem Griffin Launches Search For Greatness Combine With Joey Grant and GMTM

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2 years ago

October 30, 2024

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UCF Hall of Fame Inductee Shaquem Griffin Launches Search For Greatness Combine With Joey Grant and GMTM

Former UCF football players Shaquem Griffin and Joey Grant have partnered with GMTM to launch their Search for Greatness Combine at UCF on Saturday, November 9th. They’re giving local athletes a chance to showcase their talents and explore new sports opportunities. Griffin will be inducted into the UCF Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 2nd, during halftime of the Arizona vs. UCF football game. He is remembered for his tenacity, setting an NFL Combine record with the fastest 40-yard dash by a linebacker, and playing four seasons in the NFL, overcoming the challenge of only having one hand. He is now training to make the USA Paralympic Track and Field Team and hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics. Joey Grant, the co-founder and CEO of GMTM, is a former UCF team captain, playing mostly Center for the Knights from 2011-2015.

Participation at the upcoming combine is free and invite-only, targeting athletes over the age of 18. To be considered, athletes must submit a highlight video via GMTM’s platform, showcasing their athleticism. GMTM will evaluate submissions and invite the most promising athletes to participate in the combine. The goal for this year’s event is to get 1,000 athletes to submit videos and be part of the combine process. Athletes chosen will receive personalized invites with further instructions, including event time slots and details. The athletes will be evaluated for their key athletic traits, to identify opportunities for them across multiple Olympic sports or professional sports programs. To learn more, or to apply for the combine, visit: https://gmtm.com/articles/the-search-for-greatness-at-ucf-with-shaquem-griffin-what-you-need-to-know.

Florida National News spoke with Shaquem and Joey about the combine, college football in the era of NIL and the transfer portal, and Griffin’s hall of fame induction. You can watch the full interview here:

Shaquem Griffin and Joey Grant interview

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Florida

Scottie Scheffler Wins Second Red Cardigan at 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational

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2 years ago

March 10, 2024

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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. Scheffler first won the API in 2022.

Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scheffler finished at 15 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 66 today. Wyndham Clark finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, did not make the cut, this weekend, finishing 7 over par after the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.

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