That did not go how anyone in purple was hoping it would. Orlando City comprehensively lost to the New York Red Bulls by a score of 3-0, and while the visitors didn’t generate heaps of chances, their complete and utter superiority over the Lions meant that a larger scoreline might have more accurately reflected the performances of the two teams. Perhaps the lone positive about the performance is that there’s plenty of room for improvement. What follows are my five takeaways from an afternoon to forget at Exploria Stadium.
Slow and Sloppy Lions
From the opening kickoff, things didn’t look quite right.