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'Father of Orlando Soccer' Saw the City Beautiful's Success Coming Three Decades Ago

On Saturday Oct. 22, the first ever Orlando City Alumni Game was played. The Orlando City Alumni played against the Tampa Bay Rowdies' alumni. Players from all walks of Orlando soccer history turned out to participate in the match. For those wanting more info on the roster, you can find our comprehensive list here, while there are also a few highlights of the match, which you can find here.

The Mane Land's photo.

It was a highly contested match between mostly guys in their 40s, and a few recently retired players. Orlando was down 1-0 at half and ended up letting in two other goals in the 75th and 79th minutes.