Griezmann Nets a Brace as Orlando City Come from Behind to Beat Real Salt Lake
With another brace against Real Salt Lake (2-1 win), Antoine Griezmann continues to confirm his smooth adaptation to MLS since joining Orlando City this summer.
Orlando City SC
Real Salt Lake- 90'Final score: Orlando City SC 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake
- 85'Substitution: ↑ W. Cartagena / ↓ E. Atuesta (Orlando City SC)
- 82'Yellow card: E. Atuesta (Orlando City SC)
- 81'⚽ Goal for Orlando City SC (A. Griezmann)
- 77'Substitution: ↑ J. Sanabria / ↓ A. Katranis (Real Salt Lake)
- 71'Yellow card: K. Henry (Real Salt Lake)
- 69'Substitution: ↑ T. Spicer / ↓ Z. Taifi (Orlando City SC)
- 66'Substitution: ↑ N. Caliskan / ↓ L. Moisa (Real Salt Lake)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ M. Guilavogui / ↓ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake)
- 61'Substitution: ↑ S. Lobjanidze / ↓ D. Marczuk (Real Salt Lake)
- 61'Substitution: ↑ D. Luna / ↓ A. Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake)
- 53'⚽ Goal for Orlando City SC (A. Griezmann)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ J. Gerbet / ↓ Luis Otavio (Orlando City SC)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ J. Ellis / ↓ M. Pasalic (Orlando City SC)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ D. Dike / ↓ Tiago (Orlando City SC)
- 45'Yellow card: A. Katranis (Real Salt Lake)
- 45'Half-time
- 43'Yellow card: Lineker Rodrigues (Real Salt Lake)
- 36'⚽ Goal for Real Salt Lake (D. Marczuk)
- 0'Kick-off
Not content with having marked European football for over a decade, Antoine Griezmann continues to entertain MLS with his new club, Orlando City.
Another brace for Grizou
In a match against Real Salt Lake that Orlando won 2-1, David Marczuk had put the visitors ahead (36'), before Griezmann turned the game around with a personal brace: a first goal in the 53rd minute, pouncing on a rebound off the opposing goalkeeper, then a decisive second in the 81st minute, finished with his right foot after a quick counter-attack.
On his second goal, Antoine Griezmann said: "I saw a lot of legs in front of me and tried to slide the ball through them. That's when you need to be patient."
A smooth adaptation to a new continent
The French World Cup winner has kept up his form since his Orlando City debut back in July, when he scored in a 4-0 away win over the San Jose Earthquakes — a goal that also happened to be the 300th of his professional career. He also contributed to Orlando's Leagues Cup progress with a big win over Monterrey.
Key takeaways
- Griezmann scored a brace in Orlando City's 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake.
- He joined Orlando City this summer from Atlético Madrid after a long career in La Liga.
- His very first goal for the club also happened to be the 300th of his professional career.
