“Dominik Marczuk gives Real Salt Lake the lead against the run of play, capitalising on a Sam Junqua assist to beat the Orlando goalkeeper and silence the home crowd.”
Pivotal“Griezmann draws Orlando level just after the hour, converting at the end of a sustained spell of pressure that began from a corner, rewarding the host side's dominance.”
Pivotal“Griezmann completes his brace in the 81st minute to win it for Orlando, finishing clinically after Juan Manuel Sanabria's introduction had freshened up the attack following another set-piece move down the left.”
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Orlando City
Real Salt Lake
Outstanding performance
Orlando City•MidfielderOrlando City came from behind to claim a crucial 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake at home, a result that owed almost everything to Antoine Griezmann's composure under pressure. RSL stunned the hosts when Dominik Marczuk broke the deadlock in the 36th minute, assisted by Sam Junqua, and that lead held into the break despite Orlando's clear territorial dominance — 61 percent possession, 581 passes completed at 90 percent accuracy, and 70 dangerous attacks to RSL's 29 told the story of a team knocking on the door without reward. Head coach Phil Neville threw on three substitutes at halftime to jolt the side back to life, and the move paid dividends almost immediately when Griezmann levelled in the 53rd minute following a sustained spell of pressure from a corner. RSL dug in — their 18 tackles underlined a disciplined defensive shape — but the French forward had the final word in the 81st minute, converting after Orlando had again worked down the left through a set-piece sequence that ended Alexandros Katranis's evening. For Real Salt Lake, it is a deflating defeat in a fixture where they showed they can hurt teams on the counter, but ultimately the individual quality of Griezmann proved too much to contain for a full ninety minutes.
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Sam Junqua takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
On for Wilder Jose Cartagena Mendoza, off is Eduard Andres Atuesta Velasco.
Tyrese Spicer takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Eduard Andres Atuesta Velasco.
Antoine GriezmannAntoine Griezmann takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Juan Manuel Sanabria comes on for Alexandros Katranis.
Alexandros Katranis takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Diego Luna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Morgan Guilavogui takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Justin Ellis takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kobi HenryYellow CardKobi Joseph Henry receives a yellow card.
Tyrese Spicer comes on for Zakaria Taifi.
Noel Caliskan is substituted off for Luca Moisa.
Justin Ellis takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Morgan Guilavogui replaces Victor Olatunji.
Saba Lobjanidze is on, and Dominik Marczuk is off.
Diego Luna comes on for Aiden Hezarkhani.
Zakaria Taifi takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Antoine Griezmann takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Antoine GriezmannAntoine Griezmann takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Daryl Dike takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Antoine Griezmann takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Zakaria Taifi takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Dominik Marczuk takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Antoine Griezmann takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On comes Joran Gerbet, and off goes Luis Otavio.
Justin Ellis is on, and Marco Pasalic is off.
Daryl Dike comes on for Tiago.
Dominik Marczuk takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Alexandros KatranisYellow CardYellow card issued to Alexandros Katranis.
Yellow card issued to Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos.
Offside.
Dominik MarczukDominik Marczuk takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Sam Junqua
Goal! Dominik Marczuk scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Sam Junqua.
Offside.
Pablo Ruiz Barrero takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Fotis Bazakos.
