Orlando City Soccer Club Battles for 1-1 Tie at MLS Season Opener

- Michelle Snow

Yesterday, March 8, Orlando City Soccer Club played their first season opener as a MLS (Major League Soccer) team against New York City FC (NYCFC) at the Citrus Bowl in front of a record crowd.

Photo courtesy Orlando City SC

A sellout crowd of 62,510 fans filled the stadium, the largest attendance ever for a soccer game at the Citrus Bowl. The audience is also the second highest for an inaugural MLS match.

It was a hard fought match, with NYCFC’s Mix Diskerud managing to find the back of the net in the 75th minute. It looked like that might be it for Orlando City, but Kaká salvaged the tie, scoring on a free-kick from 25 yards out with the game into stoppage time.

The game ended with a 1-1 score.

Photo courtesy Orlando City SC

After the game, Kaká said about his goal, “I was very happy when I saw it go in. Felt good. I obviously wanted to make the first goal of the MLS season opener for us, but it was a good moment.”

Orlando City next faces the Houston Dynamo in an away game on Friday, March 13. They will return for their forthcoming home game at the Citrus Bowl against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm. The game is close to being another sellout, so get your tickets at orlandocitysc.com.

[Photos courtesy Orlando City SC]

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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