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End of match
Key moments
Penalties
Orlando stepped up for its fourth penalty, and it was well saved by Gibran Lajud, who dived to his left and stopped the ball—a tremendous effort by the Mexican goalkeeper that brought the home team closer to victory.
Orlando O O O X.
León O O O
Penalties
Orlando remained perfect and converted successfully, beating Lajud—who had been unable to guess the direction of the home team's spot-kicks. We would see what happened with León's third penalty; they needed to score to level the shootout.
Orlando O O O.
León O O
Penalties
The players continued to convert their penalties, and Orlando held a 2-1 lead; *Los Panzas Verdes* were up next for their second penalty, looking to level the score once again, while the fans in the stands tried to apply pressure.
Orlando O O.
León O
Penalties
The penalty shootout began, and Orlando was the first team to take a kick; the shootout opened with a great strike from Griezmann that put the home team in front. León then stepped up, looking to level the score.
Orlando O.
León
End of regular time
The match ended with a final score of Orlando 2–2 San Luis; the Mexican side managed to equalize from the penalty spot, resulting in a share of the points, and a penalty shootout would now determine who took the extra point.
We were in the final stretch of the match; we would see how much stoppage time the referee added—given that not much time had been lost—and whether San Luis could manage to equalize. We were witnessing a thrilling finish to this football match.
We were in the final minutes of the match—six minutes plus stoppage time remained. The rehydration break had already taken place, and we would see how this great encounter in Orlando concluded, a great close.
We had reached the final 10 minutes of the match with the score still at 2–0; the final substitutions were being made, and Orlando was edging ever closer to victory and the three points in this final matchday of the Leagues Cup group stage.
Orlando extended its lead with a massive goal from Ellis; after a great cross, he connected with a precise header to redirect the ball past the goalkeeper, giving the home team a two-goal cushion—we were in for a thrilling finish.
San Luis made a change aimed at becoming more offensive and pushing forward with everything to try and equalize; we would see what happened in this stretch of the second half—we were nearing the final 10 minutes.
Orlando was already preparing its first substitutions, and we would see if Griezmann entered the pitch; the home side continued to control the ball and was not ceding possession to San Luis, who were beginning to grow desperate as they failed to create any danger.
Orlando came very close to a second goal, but the San Luis defense was alert and neutralized the home team's threat during this phase of the match; the first substitutions were approaching, paving the way for the teams to play more aggressively.
The substitutes got up to warm up for potential substitutions; San Luis was preparing changes to become much more offensive and try to level the score in this second half—the match had a great pace.
The coaches were already conferring with their assistants about making more attack-minded substitutions; the pace of the match picked up as the minutes ticked by, and the score remained 1–0 in favor of the home team.
Orlando had the ball and was looking to control the tempo of the match; they passed the ball all over the field in search of extending their lead in this second half. The fans hadn't stopped cheering, and the game was being played at a great pace.
There were no changes for the second half; the same 22 players took the field for the conclusion of this very tight and exciting match. San Luis pressed in search of an equalizer in this second half.
Halftime
The first half ended with the score at Orlando 1-0 San Luis; it had been a great match so far, and we would see how the teams adjusted for the final 45 minutes of the game—a great match at that moment in Inter&Co Stadium.
We were in the final minutes of the first half—three minutes plus stoppage time remained until the break in a match where the home side had been superior; we would see if San Luis could mount a response in those closing moments.
The scoring opened with a tremendous goal from Orlando, putting them ahead in the closing stages of the first half; Dike gave the lead to the home side, who had held a slight edge during this opening period.
The players took a rehydration break, during which they received instructions from their coaches to push forward and become more dangerous; we would see how this evenly matched first half concluded.
We had reached the 30-minute mark, and the match remained scoreless; the intensity had dropped, there was very little threat, and both teams were still unable to mount effective attacks—a great match at that moment.
Orlando moved the ball all over the pitch looking to create scoring chances; it remained a tough match with both teams constantly threatening, while San Luis was struggling a bit in defense and failing to generate any danger of their own.
A weak shot from Orlando; there had been very little danger so far, and the match remained scoreless. It had picked up momentum as it progressed—showing plenty of intensity, though still lacking in precision.
The fans kept cheering despite the lack of goals so far; it was an end-to-end match with chances at both ends—good game tempo here at Inter&Co Stadium, a really good pace to the match at that moment, a great time.
San Luis maintained the pace and control of the match but could not unlock Orlando's defense; goals seemed unlikely given how well both teams were defending in this first half—a great match in this great game.
The pace of the match picked up as the minutes ticked by, yet neither team managed to take control; San Luis came very close to opening the scoring, but the ball went just wide of Orlando's goal, while the coaches issued instructions.
Orlando pressed and looked to win the ball back to create scoring chances; there was a lot of intensity, yet little actual threat so far. Play was concentrated in the midfield, and the pace of the match was slow in this first half.
San Luis had possession in those opening minutes and looked to create threats by sending the ball forward to find an unmarked striker; it had been a good start to the match at Orlando's home ground.
Kickoff
The first half between Orlando and San Luis got underway; the home team immediately looked to press and create scoring chances right from the start as the ball began to roll on Orlando's home turf, a great start.
All ready
Everything was set for kickoff; the players of both sides were ready and waiting for the signal to take the field and get the ball rolling for this Matchday 3 clash at Orlando's home ground. There was a fantastic atmosphere building ahead of the start of the match.
End of warmup
The players had finished warming up and headed back to their dressing rooms to receive final instructions from their coaches before returning to the pitch for the start of the first 45 minutes of this Leagues Cup Matchday 3 fixture; kickoff in Orlando was just moments away.
San Luis lineup
Here was the San Luis lineup to face the home side in this Matchday 3 game of the Leagues Cup; they fielded their best players in an attempt to wrap up their campaign on a high note, a great lineup for San Luis:
Orlando lineup
Here was Orlando's lineup for this Leagues Cup Matchday 3 game; they fielded their best players in pursuit of a win and a chance to advance to the next round, a great lineup for Orlando:
All ready warmup
The players from both teams were already taking the field and warming up for this Matchday 3 game; kickoff for the first half was fast approaching, and fans continued to arrive at the stadium for this conclusion to the group stage.
The match ended with a final penalty shootout score of 5–3 in favor of Orlando, who ultimately secured the extra point from a thrilling contest between two great teams; it was a fantastic duel in Orlando.