Misconduct Summary:
OCA- Steven Diaz- Caution (Dissent) 40’
OCA- Joseph Dawkins-Caution (Unsporting Behavior) 63’
ORL- David Graydon- Caution (Unsporting Behavior) 85’
Scoring Summary:
OCA- Douglas Dos Santos (Karamba Janneh) 31’
ORL- David Graydon (Penalty Kick) 40’
OCA– Karamba Janneh (Richmond McCarthy) 56’
ORL- Oumar Diakhite (David Graydon) 64’
OCA- Harrison (Rhuan Penaforte) 68’
OCA-Anthony Asante (Josh Ciambella) 90’
Lineups:
Orlando City – Keneil Baker, Joseph Toby, Ryan Griffin, Sean Reynolds, Oumar Diakhite, Will Fransden, Jonathan Mendoza (Anthony Arico 64), Luis Ocejo (Anton Sealey 74), Adama Mbengue (Nicolas Russo 64), Nick Sowers, David Graydon (Moses Aduny 70)
Substitutes not used: Brendan Moore,Nicolas Russo, Harrison Heath, Sekani Sinclair
Ocala Stampede – Steven Diaz, Mike Stephenson (Brad Penaforte 46), Christian Silva (Josh Ciambella 72), Joe Dawkins, Richmond McCarty, Jean- Jacques Bitielo, Douglas Dos Santos (Bryce Ciambella 73), Gabriel Zapponi (Anthony Asante 64), Karamba Janneh (Felipe Brito Albuquerque 89), Alex Harrison, Chris Griebsch
Substitutes not used: Lex Craggs
Referees:
Referee – Cedric Adams
Referee’s Assistants – Daniel Mannherz, Matt O’Brien
Match Facts:
Time of Game – 7:00 p.m.
Weather – Cloudy, 89 degrees
Attendance - 335
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando City U23s dropped their first match of the 2012 PDL regular season to the Ocala Stampede by a score of 4-2 at Trinity Catholic High School in Ocala, Fla., on Saturday night. The Stampede scored three goals in the second half to grab the victory over the Lion U23s, taking sole possession of first place in the Southeast Division.
Ocala struck first in the 31st minute. After receiving a great feed past two Orlando City defenders from Midfielder Karamba Janneh, Ocala Forward Douglas Dos Santos sent Orlando City Defender Ryan Griffin the wrong way after a stop-and-go 18 yards outside the U23s goal. After the misdirection, Dos Santos sent a low-roller past Orlando Goalkeeper Keneil Baker to put the Stampede up 1-0.
Orlando responded with a goal of their own minutes later. Adama Mbengue split the Ocala defense after making a run of his own. Realizing he had been beat, Ocala Defender Mike Stephenson pulled the midfielder down from behind- resulting in a penalty kick for Orlando. Forward David Graydon put his penalty kick attempt past Ocala Keeper Steven Diaz in the lower right corner to tie the game at 1-1.
The two clubs went back and forth for their respective second goals of the match, with Jenneh, who assisted Ocala’s first goal, and Graydon scoring for the Stampede and the Lions in the 56th and 64th minutes, respectively.
In the 68th, Ocala took the lead once more after a scrum around goal from a Stampede free kick led to confusion for the crowd around the net. After the ball bounced up in the air between the two teams, Ocala’s Alex Harrison knocked in the goal, once again giving the fellow Southeast Division club the lead.
The Stampede’s fourth and final goal clinched the match in the 90th minute after Anthony Asante broke away from the Orlando backline and slotted home his first score of the season.
The Lions return home to face FC Jax Destroyers on June 8 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Destroyers have gotten off to a rough start in the 2012 season, dropping all four of their matches in PDL regular season play to begin the season 0-4-0. For more information on the upcoming match against the Destroyers and more, visit www.orlandocitysoccer.com
