ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City B improved onstruggling home record as they earned a vital 3-0 win over Ottawa Fury FC at Orlando City Stadium on Wednesday night. A stunning touch from Seb Hines gave Orlando the lead in the 34th minute with a glancing header on a ball sent in by Hadji Barry. Barry ran in from deep, completely undetected and crossed it to Hines, who scored his first USL goal. Ottawa gained a scoring opportunity in the 53rd minute when Timbo gave away a penalty for a handball. Gerardo Bruna stepped up to hit the penalty but Earl Edwards Jr. was able to get to the shot, saving at full stretch to his right. Barry improved on his performance at the hour mark as he received a ball from Lewis Neal, managed a nutmeg on his first touch and placed it perfectly in to the opposite corner of the net. Barry wrapped up the win with a second goal as he used his footwork to confuse the Ottawa defense, and bury it to the near post from a tight angle.

Scoring:

34’-ORL – Seb Hines (Hadji Barry)

60’ – ORL – Hadji Barry (Lewis Neal)

71’ – ORL – Hadji Barry

Three Things That Matter:

1. After the abrupt resignation of Paul Dalglish on Tuesday, it was a very sudden coaching debut for new Ottawa Head Coach Julian de Guzman. In the opening stages of the match, his team was clearly reacting to having a new Head Coach to impress. Ultimately with barely one day to prepare his new team, it was always going to be difficult for de Guzman to get a result but they will need to settle quickly if they want to remain in the playoff hunt.



2. Orlando City B finally broke through for their second home win of the season with the comfortable victory over the Fury. The record at Orlando City Stadium is not as bad as it seems, with just two losses thanks to a whopping seven draws. The win now gives Orlando a nine game unbeaten streak, their last loss coming against Ottawa back in June.



3. It was clear that Orlando had a strong plan to play it forward and get their taller players in to the contest with some long balls, looking to catch Ottawa out. This strategy worked for Orlando as the club managed to score early, and they kept threatening through the aerial route throughout the match. They won the majority of the aerial contests, winning 52.4% of the aerial duels.

USLSoccer.com Man of the Match

Hadji Barry, Orlando City B – Involved in all three goals, Barry was a constant threat for Orlando throughout the match. Scoring two and providing an assist on the opener, Barry had a near flawless night, also impressing with his distribution, completing 20 passes with an 80% success rate.