Orlando City has essentially mastered the art of the comeback. The Lions conceded first in seven of their nine games so far this season. During five of those seven games, they’ve come back to win or tie. It might not be the best strategy for sustainable success, but it’s given Orlando City confidence heading into what promises to be a challenging match against Atlanta United on Sunday. “I guess not very important … it hasn’t been the last few weeks,” star striker Dom Dwyer said about scoring the first goal. “Atlanta’s a good side. We’re taking it week to week. This week we’re playing Atlanta and we’re looking forward to it.” “We have a belief that we’ll score goals. We think we’re a very good side and we shouldn’t be letting in so many goals. We’re going to fix that.” The Five Stripes have scored first in seven of their 10 matches this season. They’re unbeaten in matches where they’ve scored first (6-0-1) and lost twice in the three matches matches where they gave up the first goal. Both of those loses were shutouts. The first lost was a 4-0 thumping at the hands of the Houston Dynamo in the club’s season opener. Dwyer said Atlanta United is a different, and much-improved, squad when compared its first match of the season. The second loss was on Wednesday. Atlanta United fell 2-0 to Sporting KC, though the Five Stripes played the majority of that match with 10 men after goalkeeper Brad… [Read full story]
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