Orange County did well to keep The Energy off of the score board for the rest of the first half defending away several headers and the defense had twelve clearances at half time.

Aaron Cervantes, whose first start saw him win Save of the Week, got his second start of the season. He did not disappoint in this start as well. In the 17th minute the ball fell to Energy’s Alexy Bosetti, on a throw in, who turned and put a hard strike toward goal, but Cervantes was up to the task and kept OKC’s lead at one. He also played a ball away with his head in the 60th to stop an Energy counter attack.

Orange County’s offense had a few good moments in the first half. The first was a shot by Harry Forrester that skipped just wide, but the best being in the 41st minute when Michael Seaton held the ball up and pulled four Energy players in his direction. Jerry van Wolfgang found his way into some space right at the top of the 18 yard box, but the ball skipped up right before his foot struck the ball and he sent the shot high over the top.