2023-07-22 02:35:27
In a balanced duel and at times very fast, Houston Dynamo and Orlando City tied at one goal in the debut of both teams in the 2023 Leagues Cup, but Florida prevailed 5-4 in the series of penalties.
Orlando’s Exploria Stadium was the setting for this match, which was the one that opened the activity of the binational tournament simultaneously with the one held a little further south in Florida with Inter Miami once morest Cruz Azul.
For their part, in this match between two well-known MLS players, the purple team had a slight command of possession and generated more dangerous plays, but they were unsuccessful in order to score the first three points of the championship.
In fact, it was the visiting squad that went ahead on the scoreboard following first half when Amine Bassi put the first on the board with a good penalty.
The locals went into the match revved up and immediately managed to equalize with a goal from Duncan McGuire at 46′.
From then on, neither of the two teams might make a difference in the final result despite the changes, so it was necessary to resort to a penalty shootout, where everyone was right except the Mexican Hector Herrerawho missed the first charge to make the difference.
With this result on penalties, Orlando added an extra point in his sector, accumulating two units following his debut.
Héctor Herrera was not a starter
the midfielder Mexican He was not contemplated as a starter for the Texan team.
HH came on as a substitute at minute 60 for Luis Caicedo, however, he might not tip the scales in favor of his team and starred in the defeat of his club following missing his shot from the spot, which was saved by goalkeeper Pedro.
Now, Group I will continue with its activity next Tuesday with the match between Santos Laguna and Dynamo.
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