ORLANDO CITY SC vs. PORTLAND TIMBERS
CITRUS BOWL, Orlando, Florida
APRIL 3, 2016 (WEEK 5, MLS GAME #42)
8 pm ET (FS1, MLS LIVE)
It's a high-profile interconference matchup to close out the MLS weekend when Orlando City SC play host to the Portland Timbers on MLS Soccer Sunday at the Citrus Bowl before an FS1 audience. Orlando City are still undefeated to start the new season, coming off their first win of the year two weeks ago in a 1-0 victory at New York City FC. The Timbers are hitting the road after coming back for a vital point in a 2-2 home draw with Real Salt Lake at Providence Park two weeks ago.
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- Cyle Larin made it three goals from three games with a marker in each, as Orlando City SC remained undefeated on the new season in their last match with their first win of the year, a 1-0 victory at New York City FC on March 18.
- Fanendo Adi did it again, scoring two goals as the Timbers overcame a late two-goal deficit to record a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 19 at Providence Park. Adi has scored 28 goals in 60 league appearances; in the 18 games when Adi has scored a goal, he’s netted a brace in 10 of those.
- The teams met once in Orlando City’s inaugural season, Cyle Larin and Kaká netting goals as OCSC came away with a 2-0 win against the Timbers on April 12 at Providence Park.
REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Eric Weisbrod; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Longville; 4th: Caleb Mendez
MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 26.3; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 11; pens: 14
SUSPENDED: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Orlando City 1 win, 2 goals -- Timbers 0 wins, 0 goals -- Ties 3
AT ORLANDO CITY: First meeting.
LAST YEAR (MLS):
4/12: POR 0, ORL 2 (Larin 30; Kaka 85)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. ORL: P1 W0 L1 T0 -- Adrian Heath vs. POR: P1 W1 L0 T0
