Robin Jansson following tonight's match vs Houston:
"We're not here to make a bad excuses or stuff like that. We're here to compete and compete for Orlando City, and to be completely honest, it hasn't been good enough. But we're working."
FINAL: Orlando City falls 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo. Really not much in this game from either team, but one counter attack from the Dynamo ended with a goal, which was the difference tonight.
Lions are back on Wednesday to host Charlotte.
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90'+6: Yellow to Braian Ojeda after a foul.
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6 minutes of stoppage time
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90': Orlando sub - Another debut for the Lions as OCB midfielder Ignacio Gomez comes in for Eduard Atuesta.
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81': CHANCE! Martín Ojeda finds Ellis in the box, but his shot is saved by Maurer
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80': Orlando sub - It's an Orlando City debut for Harvey Sarajian as he comes in for Zakaria Taifi.
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78': Yellow card to Jimmy Maurer for time wasting
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75': Goal, Houston. Hector Herrera finishes the play after Iago clears the ball off the line.
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Tonight's announced attendance: 19,243
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66': CHANCE! Off the corner, the ball bounces around and is saved twice by Maurer and then blocked away by Antônio Carlos.
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58': Orlando sub - Justin Ellis is in for Tyrese Spicer.
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57': Looks like Justin Ellis is getting ready to come in for Orlando
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46': Second half is underway
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Houston has made a halftime sub as Jimmy Maurer has come in at goalkeeper for starter Jonathan Bond.
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HALFTIME: Scoreless through 45 between Orlando and Houston. Not much through that first half other than at the very end with Tiago's shot hitting the post.
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2 minutes of stoppage time
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45': POST! Best chance of the half for the Lions as Spicer puts it on a platter for Tiago on the far post, but the striker smashes his shot off the post and out.
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40': SAVE! Maxime Crépeau denies Andrade off the point-blank header.
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28': Yellow to Felipe Andrade after pulling back Martin Ojeda
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18': Yellow to Atuesta after a fould in Houston's third of the pitch.
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1': We're underway here at Inter&Co Stadium!
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Former @orlandocitysc.com defender Antônio Carlos and Lions captain Robin Jansson embrace at midfield as they both captain their sides tonight.
Three changes for @orlandocitysc from their last league match in Columbus.
Zakaria Taifi gets his first MLS start, Spicer is on the wing and Marín is in defense.
Marco Pašalić woke up with tightness in his leg today & will undergo further evaluation.
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NEWS: @orlandocitysc.com will travel to Pawtucket, Rhode Island to play the New England Revolution on Wednesday, April 29, in the Round of 16 of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
More:
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With the @orlpride.com currently on international break, I sat down with VP of Soccer Operations and General Manager Caitlin Carducci to get her thoughts on her first 3 months at the helm, her relationship with Seb Hines and the hiring of Technical Director Mark Wilson.
FINAL: Tyrese Spicer's goal is enough for Orlando City to come away with a 1-0 win over FC Naples, advancing to the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup.
Javier Otero came up massive with 7 saves on the night.
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90'+8: Yellow to Colin Guske after a foul in midfield
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90'+6: Yellow to Justin Ellis for time wasting
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7 minutes of stoppage time
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