FC Naples falls 1-0 to Orlando City SC on controversial second-half call
FC Naples appeared to have a clear goal off a corner kick in the 71st minute, but officials ruled no goal, leading to a 1-0 win for Orlando City.
FC Naples coach Matt Poland took a long look around an empty stadium at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex after the club's biggest match to date, against Orlando City in the Round of 32 in the Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup.
Poland knew his team should've been playing in extra time. A vast majority of the sell-out 4,782 in attendance, clad in FC Naples gear, knew it too. Wednesday, April 15, marked the first time an MLS team had come to Naples to play at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex, but that moment was largely overshadowed by a missed call in the 71st minute that ultimately prevented FC Naples, which plays in USL League One, the U.
S. 's third division of professional soccer, from securing a landmark win in just their second year in existence. Off a corner kick, Dominick Bachstein found an opening on the back side of the Orlando City defense, and got enough on it to push it past the goal line in full.
A sliding save from defender Nolan Miller came afterwards, clearing the ball out after Bachstein and other FC Naples players converged to celebrate the goal. FC Naples was denied extra time despite a flurry of opportunities late, falling 1-0 to Orlando City. "I feel bad for our guys," Poland said.
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