There was a twist to the eMLS All-Star Challenge: Each match started out with a skills challenge and the losing team was forced to play the first 15 seconds of the match with their controller turned upside down.2020: Totaled 25 appearances … Recorded 22 starts … Scored nine goals across all competitions … Added seven assists … Tallied a brace in the MLS is Back Tournament Semifinals … Scored the game-winner over Inter Miami on July 8 … MLS is Back Best XI selection … Player of the Tournament nominee … Earned MLS Team of the Week honors twice … 2019: Appeared in 30 matches for the Lions … Recorded 26 starts … Scored a team-high 12 goals … Led the Lions with 10 assists, becoming the first in Club history to lead the team in goals and assists the same year … Netted four game-winners for the Lions … Scored his first goals for City in a 4-3 win over Colorado, including the game-winner … Named to MLS Team of the Week following April 6 performance against Colorado … Appeared on Team of the Week Bench twice … Signed a three-year contract with Orlando City on Feb. With Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata in the crowd, Orlando then went on to claim a hard-fought final win over the FC Cincinnati duo of Fiddle (Gordon Thornsberry) and The F2 freestyler Billy Wingrove, who entertained the crowd throughout the night as they played with the US national team, powered by Jozy Altidore. But goals by Dom Dwyer and Nani helped FIFA Abe and AnthFifa shut out the Union team comprised of the star-studded due of reigning eMLS Cup champion doolsta (Cormac Dooley) and six-time MLS Cup champion Landon Donovan. The team of FIFA Abe and AnthFifa, both of Venezuelan descent, turned out to be a perfect pairing throughout the tournament and both admitted as much after the event.Īfter narrowly emerging from the quarterfinals by a 2-1 score, the Orlando team faced a huge test in the semis. The FC Cincinnati team (eMLS player Fiddle and The F2 freestyler Billy Wingrove) played with the US national team given FC Cincinnati will be introduced as a new team in EA FIFA19 in the upcoming edition.įor winning the final, a $5,000 donation made by Wells Fargo to a charity designated by Orlando City.
Orlando ‘keeper Brian Rowe came up with two saves in the shootout and Danilo Acosta scored the clincher as Orlando won 3-1 on PKs after Nani and the USMNT’s Jozy Altidore exchanged goals during regulation.
But they needed penalty kicks to do it in the final. The Orlando City team comprised of OCSC’s eMLS player FIFA Abe (Abraham Valbuena) and AnthFifa (Anthony Medina), who won the 64-person open qualifier earlier in the day, mowed down the competition in all three rounds of the single-elimination 2-v-2 tournament. With chants of “Orlando City” ringing at the MLS Digital Headquarters at ACE Cafe in downtown Orlando, the home team came through to claim the second annual eMLS All-Star Challenge presented by Wells Fargo.