Lion Links: 6/15/17

Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to Thursday’s edition of Lion Links. Before we get started, we would love to wish a very happy birthday to Orlando City Assistant Coach CJ Brown. Otherwise, this morning isn’t feeling very happy at all, thanks to last night’s lousy showing in U.S. Open Cup action against Miami FC.

We’ll try and forget it together and dive into some awesome Lion Links. Disclaimer: Some of them involve last night’s match, and are therefore not awesome.

Orlando City hosted NASL side Miami FC in U.S. Open Cup play last night, but only the team from Miami really showed up. The Lions were inferior from the opening whistle, and Stefano Pinho turned in a hat trick for Miami en…