It’s that time of the year again, City fans! 2013 is now upon us and with it comes one of the most exciting matches the Lions have ever had. A friendly vs. Italian club A.S. Roma awaits Orlando City in a match held at Barker Family Stadium at Rollins College, with Roma bringing top level talent like Michael Bradley and Francesco Totti to Central Florida to square off against the hometown Lions.
Let’s kick off the 2013 season the right way and go By The Numbers…

1-2-0- (W-L-T) City’s all-time record against top-level foreign competition. The Lions have played vs. Stoke City, Newcastle United and Bolton, (all of the English Premier League) with the lone win coming against Newcastle back in 2011. This will be the first time Orlando plays against a top-flight team from a country other than England.

2-0-0 – The Lions are 2-0-0 when scoring first in professional friendlies all-time. Contradictory, the club is 0-3-1 when conceding the first goal.

2- The amount of players who will feel right at home at Barker Family Stadium in Winter Park. City has two alumni of Rollins College on the squad, including Justin Clark and Dennis Chin. The two were regular starters for the Tars during their time and should get a boost from the home crowd.

500+ -It will be a packed house on Wednesday at Rollins College as the game sold out within one day of being announced. As a reference, Barker Family Stadium holds around 500 seats. Standing room outside the facility is available, just be sure to come early to grab a good sight line. The Orlando City Street Team will be collecting donations outside of the stadium for those who grab a seat near the fences.

1- The A.S. Roma friendly is the first match in franchise history that all ticket proceeds will be going toward the Orlando City Soccer Foundation. A 501 (c)(3) non-profit, the Foundation promotes exercise and healthy eating to the children and families in the Central Florida area and has done recent work in the Parramore area at the New Image Youth Center.

Players Available:
GK- Miguel Gallardo
D-Jerome Mechack
D- Kieron Bernard
D- Luke Boden
M- Adama Mbengue
M-James O'Connor
M-Ian Fuller
M-Jamie Watson
F- Dennis Chin
Alex De John (Old Dominion University)
Chris Harmon (Old Dominion University)
Jordan LeBlanc (Old Dominion University)
Brian Fekete (University of Tampa)
Johnny Mendoza (Orlando City U23s)
Christian Russell (Finland)
Jean Alexandre (free agent)

Injury Report:
M-Justin Clark
*Anthony Pulis will be unavailable due to travel in England as well as Rob Valentino will also be unavailable

*Players available and injury report do not reflect final gameday decisions made by the coaching staff. This is an expected representation of the gameday roster/injury list.

Important Game-Day Information:

• Location: Cahill Sandspur Field, Barker Family Stadium at Rollins College

• Gates open at 11:30 a.m. / Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m.

• If you've purchased tickets in advance, bring your confirmation email and photo ID for entry. This match is SOLD OUT- no tickets will be sold at the gate.

• Food will be available for purchase once inside the stadium.

• Orlando City merchandise will be on sale.

• Parking is available in the parking garage off of Comstock Avenue (bring cash for parking fees). See the map below for the walking route to the stadium (red dashed line).
  

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