June 20, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Orange County SC News Release
Orange County SC dropped their fourth consecutive decision to Eastern Conference leaders Louisville City by a final score of 3-1 at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, KY on Saturday, June 18.
The match kicked off at a rather slow pace, as both LouCity and OCSC spent the first fifteen minutes of the match feeling each other out.
LouCity had the first chance of the match in the 16th minute, as Enoch Mushagalusa found himself in a dangerous position on goal. The newest OCSC addition defender Ahmed Longmire, on loan from Nashville SC, recovered quickly to clear the danger.
In the 26th minute, forward Milan Iloski registered OCSC’s first shot on goal in nearly 120 minutes of play.
Defender Albi Skendi was shown a yellow card in the 39th minute for a challenge on Brian Ownby. On the ensuing free kick, Skendi cleared the initial ball in, but the clearance fell to Mushagalusa who fired a half volley into the side netting from a tough angle, and the hosts led 1-0.
OCSC was now in need of a response, after finding themselves down in a match once again. They found that response from forward Erick “Cubo” Torres just before halftime.
Iloski sent in a cross that fell to Torres just outside the six-yard box, Torres’ initial shot was stopped by former OCSC third string goalkeeper Danny Faundez, but Torres followed his own rebound and had a shot destined for the top corner. It was cleared off the line by Amadou Dia, but he used his hand in doing so, and OCSC were awarded their tying goal.
Goalkeeper Patrick Rakovsky kept things level for OCSC in the second half with a save in close on Jorge Gonzalez in the 69th minute.
Captain Michael Orozco was whistled for a penalty after bringing down Ownby in the box in the 73rd. Rakovsky guessed correctly, but Sean Totsch snuck his penalty by him in the lower right corner to restore LouCity’s lead at 2-1.
Just ten minutes later, a penalty was called against Longmire for a foul on Wilson Harris in the box. Harris sent Rakovsky the wrong way and LouCity extended their lead to 3-1, which is how the match ended.
After a long road trip, OCSC will return home to Championship Soccer Stadium next Saturday, June 25, when they host Loudoun United. Join us for our Fiesta de Futbol celebration where tickets can be purchased here.
TEAM FIRST HALF SECOND HALF FULL TIME
OCSC 1 0 1
LOU 1 2 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
40′ Enoch Mushagalusa (LOU)
45′ Cubo Torres (OCSC)
75′ Sean…