By Jorge Hernandez
Nov 24, 2024, 18:42 PM EST
He Orlando City fulfilled and defeated Atlanta United at the Exploria Stadium this Sunday, a result with which sealed his pass to the Eastern Conference final of the MLS up, where They will face the New York Red Bulls next weekend.
The Orlando club won 1-0 in the semifinal and left Atlanta United, who surprised in the previous duel by eliminating Messi’s Inter Miami.
In the duel, the locals scored in the 39th minute the solitary goal that they defended until the end and gave them the victory.
Ramiro Enrique, The author of the valuable goal came out inspired, from the 4th minute he knocked on the door, when he shook the stick with a shot.
However, his reward came just over half an hour later, on a corner kick, when He finished off the ball with his left that someone deflected and fell to him on the edge of the area.
In the second half, Atlanta United went on the attack and demanded the Orlando defense, who withstood attacks again and again, standing out at the back. Dagur Thorhallsson, who put a stop to the visitors’ attack; deserves special mention goalkeeper Pedro Gallesewho also fully complied under the three posts when the defense was overtaken.
Despite United’s overwhelm, those from Orlando did not give up the attack and had dangerous arrivals that alerted their rival, being close to increasing the advantage, with Ramiro Enrique in a big way, who in addition to his goal touched the door on 5 other occasions .
The scoreboard no longer moved and Atlanta was left wanting to send the match to overtime, being eliminated in the conference semifinal of the MLS Cup.
For its part, Orlando City will play the Eastern Conference final on Saturday, November 30 against the New York Red Bulls, who defeated New York City FC in the Hudson River Derby a day earlier.
In the Western Conference the final will be played by the Seattle Sounders, who They beat LAFC in overtime, against the winner of the match that will start in a few moments between the LA Galaxy and Minnesota United.
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