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11-05-2025
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Martín Ojeda nets hat-trick to pass 50 career goals, Orlando and New England play to 3-3 draw
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando City's Martín Ojeda scored three times to blow past 50 career goals, Carles Gil tied it with a penalty kick late in the second half, and New England played Orlando City to a 3-3 draw on Saturday. The score was 2-2 at halftime before Ojeda and Gil each converted a penalty kick in the second half. Advertisement Martín Ojeda (Orlando City) scored with a difficult left-footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. He was assisted by César Araújo. It was Ojeda's 49th career goal across all professional competitions. Goal No. 50 came nine minutes later, giving Orlando a 2-0 lead. Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese had gone a club-record 526 minutes without conceding a goal, but he allowed Alhassan Yusuf's score with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone in the 38th minute. Matt Polster tied it in the 44th minute when he scored with a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. The tie lasted until the 55th minute when Ojeda converted a penalty kick for his seventh goal of the MLS season and the 51st of his career. Gil's penalty kick in the 85th minute salvaged the point for New England, which had been on a streak of four straight shutout victories and five wins in their last six MLS matches. Advertisement New England, too, had been tough to score on in the past month. The Revolution (5-4-2, 17 points) came in with a four-match MLS winning streak, all by shutout. Orlando City (4-2-6, 18 points) has an eight-match MLS unbeaten streak, the previous five by shutout (one win and four draws). Saturday marked the 63rd day since their last loss. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
11-05-2025
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Martín Ojeda nets hat-trick to pass 50 career goals, Orlando and New England play to 3-3 draw
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando City's Martín Ojeda scored three times to blow past 50 career goals, Carles Gil tied it with a penalty kick late in the second half, and New England played Orlando City to a 3-3 draw on Saturday. The score was 2-2 at halftime before Ojeda and Gil each converted a penalty kick in the second half. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City) scored with a difficult left-footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. He was assisted by César Araújo. It was Ojeda's 49th career goal across all professional competitions. Goal No. 50 came nine minutes later, giving Orlando a 2-0 lead. Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese had gone a club-record 526 minutes without conceding a goal, but he allowed Alhassan Yusuf's score with a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone in the 38th minute. Matt Polster tied it in the 44th minute when he scored with a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. The tie lasted until the 55th minute when Ojeda converted a penalty kick for his seventh goal of the MLS season and the 51st of his career. Gil's penalty kick in the 85th minute salvaged the point for New England, which had been on a streak of four straight shutout victories and five wins in their last six MLS matches. New England, too, had been tough to score on in the past month. The Revolution (5-4-2, 17 points) came in with a four-match MLS winning streak, all by shutout. Orlando City (4-2-6, 18 points) has an eight-match MLS unbeaten streak, the previous five by shutout (one win and four draws). Saturday marked the 63rd day since their last loss. ___ AP soccer:
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11-05-2025
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🎥 Martín Ojeda hits rocket strike during high-scoring half vs New England
Orlando City's Martín Ojeda is enjoying himself tonight against the New England Revolution, with a first-half brace proving his importance as both clubs sit level at two-all at the the Lions ultimately let their 2-0 lead slip against a surging Revs side, the night started with a bang thanks to an absolute rocket strike from the Argentine midfielder. Ojeda, who went on to clinically bag a second just nine minutes later, picked up the ball and drove just inside the box from a tight angle before unleashing a belter to beat Revs' shot-stopper Aljaž Ivačič bar-down to open the scoring. What a hit from Martín Ojeda 👏📺 #MLSSeasonPass: — Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 11, 2025 It was Ojeda's fifth goal of the season, and despite concerns that Óscar Pareja may have been frustrated with the former Godoy Cruz star, his first-half performance shows how vital he is to Orlando's efforts in 2025. 📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Nathan Ray Seebeck | 2025 May 10-Imagn Images
