FC Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Orange County SC 3-0 in the USL Championship, with the visitors proving far more clinical. Orange County had 59% of the ball and completed 419 passes but never tested the Tampa Bay goalkeeper. The Rowdies, with 41% possession, turned four shots on target into three goals.
Matt Myers opened the scoring in the 24th minute, and Marco Micaletto made it 2-0 in the 58th minute after a Myers assist. Karsen Henderlong sealed the win in the 89th minute, assisted by Evan Conway. Lewis Hilton, Ryan Doghman, Laurence Wyke, Ethan Zubak and Efren Solis were all shown yellow cards.
Matt Myers was the standout performer, scoring the opener and setting up Micaletto for the second. Orange County’s dominance in possession did not translate into clear chances: they had four total shots, none on target, and missed one big chance. The Rowdies created four big chances, scored three, and ended with nine shots overall.
