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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hugo Cuypers scores 2 goals moments apart, Fire beat Orlando City 3-1
Chicago Fire forward Tom Barlow, center, controls a head ball as he gets between Orlando City midfielder Eduard Atuesta (20) and defender Robin Jansson (6) during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Orlando City defender Alex Freeman, left, tries to control a pass in front of Chicago Fire defender Leonardo Barroso during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire defender Mauricio Pineda, left, clears the ball away from Orlando City midfielder Eduard Atuesta during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire forward Hugo Cuypers (9) moves the ball past Orlando City defender David Brekalo (4) and defender Robin Jansson, second from right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire forward Hugo Cuypers (9) moves the ball past Orlando City defender David Brekalo (4) and defender Robin Jansson, second from right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire forward Tom Barlow, center, controls a head ball as he gets between Orlando City midfielder Eduard Atuesta (20) and defender Robin Jansson (6) during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Orlando City defender Alex Freeman, left, tries to control a pass in front of Chicago Fire defender Leonardo Barroso during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire defender Mauricio Pineda, left, clears the ball away from Orlando City midfielder Eduard Atuesta during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Chicago Fire forward Hugo Cuypers (9) moves the ball past Orlando City defender David Brekalo (4) and defender Robin Jansson, second from right, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Phillip Zinckernagel opened the scoring in the fifth minute and added and assist, Hugo Cuypers scored two goals moments apart and the Chicago Fire beat Orlando City 3-1 on Saturday night, Chris Brady had five saves for Chicago (6-5-4), which has won three of its last four games. Advertisement Zinckernagel took a pass from Mauricio Pineda a few yards outside the area, turned and ripped a shot the slipped through the fingers of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese to give the Fire a 1-0 lead. Cuypers made it 2-0 in the 31st minute with a one-touch finish from the center of the area off a ball played in by Zinckernagel from the right side and scored his 10th goal of the season — matching his total from 2024 — to make it 3-0 in the 32nd. The 28-year-old in his second MLS season cut inside to evade a defender at the left corner of the area and then calmly rolled a shot inside the back post. Cuypers is the first player in MLS since Miguel Berry on Aug. 27, 2021, to score goals in consecutive minutes. Alex Freeman scored in the 40th minute for Orlando, the 20-year-old's fourth goal of the season, when he flicked in a header off a corner kick played in by Martín Ojeda. Advertisement Orlando (7-4-6), which saw its 12-game unbeaten streak come to an end Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to Atlanta, has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season. The teams played to a 0-0 tie on May 3 in Chicago. ___ AP soccer:
Washington Post
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
McGuire's first goal of the season leads Orlando City SC past Portland Timbers 1-0
ORLANDO, Fla. — Duncan McGuire's goal at the 39th minute proved more than enough and Orlando City SC beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday night. When Portland failed to clear deep in its end, Eduard Atuesta took it, made a move to his left and set up McGuire whose right boot from the center of the box easily found the back of the net for his first MLS goal of the season.
Associated Press
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
McGuire's first goal of the season leads Orlando City SC past Portland Timbers 1-0
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Duncan McGuire's goal at the 39th minute proved more than enough and Orlando City SC beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday night. When Portland failed to clear deep in its end, Eduard Atuesta took it, made a move to his left and set up McGuire whose right boot from the center of the box easily found the back of the net for his first MLS goal of the season. It was Orlando's (7-2-6) second shutout win in its last three games. Orlando now has four shutout wins this season. Portland (6-4-5) recorded its second straight one-goal defeat and sixth-straight MLS game in which the Timbers failed to score multiple goals. Orlando outshot Portland 14-7 and were 4-1 in favor of shots on goal against the Timbers. ___ AP soccer:
Reuters
10-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Orlando City SC acquire Colombian M Eduard Atuesta
February 10 - Orlando City SC acquired midfielder Eduard Atuesta from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras of Brazil's Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A on Monday for the 2025 season with a club option for 2026. After coming up through Independiente Medellin's academy system, where he was part of the Colombian championship squad in 2015-16, the 27-year-old Colombia native played five seasons with LAFC (2018-21, 2024) and had 11 goals and 21 assists in 124 games (109 starts). "I'm very excited to be here, to join this great team and live in this beautiful city," Atuesta said of Orlando. "I can't wait to step out into the stadium filled with our fans, to win games and to fight for the titles that this city deserves." Atuesta helped LAFC win the 2019 Supporters' Shield and 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. "We're very excited about bringing Eduard here to Orlando, as a player that is in the prime of his career, has proven himself previously here in Major League Soccer and knows our league," EVP of soccer operations and general manager Luiz Muzzi said. "He's a great midfield talent that has the ability to organize the team throughout the game, but most importantly, he's a title-winner at each of his previous clubs. We have confidence in him and his ability to help us achieve the goals we have here at this club." Atuesta was a member of Palmeiras' 2022 and 2023 championship teams, along with the 2023 Supercopa do Brasil and the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana. He has appeared in 259 matches, scoring 15 goals and providing 32 helpers, with over 16,000 minutes played. Orlando City will open the 2025 MLS regular season at home against the Philadelphia Union on Feb. 22.
