Atlanta United FC 2-3 Orlando City SC: final score
MLSFinal
Orlando City SC beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: David Brekalo 7' (own goal), Antoine Griezmann 26', Iván Angulo 58', Antoine Griezmann 77', Tyrese Spicer 90'+7' (own goal).
Atlanta United FC sit 14th on 30 points.
Orlando City SC sit 7th on 41 points.
Atlanta United FC have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Orlando City SC have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Atlanta United FC won 1, Orlando City SC won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 3-2 win for Orlando City SC over Atlanta United FC.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
7'⚽David BrekaloOwn goal
90'+7'⚽Tyrese SpicerOwn goal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Orlando City SC 3.
- 90'+9'Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Orlando City SC 3.
- 90'+8'Offside, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 90'+7'Own Goal by Tyrese Spicer, Orlando City SC. Atlanta United 2, Orlando City SC 3.
- 90'+7'Attempt missed. Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauricio Amaro with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 90'+6'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Justin Ellis.
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Tyrese Spicer (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Ellis.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sérgio Santos.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+2'Offside, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan is caught offside.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 89'Attempt missed. Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Brennan following a set piece situation.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Elías Báez (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 88'Justin Ellis (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88'Foul by Justin Ellis (Orlando City SC).
- 88'Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85'Handball by Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United).
- 84'Attempt missed. Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- 82'Tyrese Spicer (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 80'Offside, Orlando City SC. Justin Ellis is caught offside.
- 79'Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Sérgio Santos (Atlanta United).
- 79'Substitution, Orlando City SC. Iago Teodoro replaces David Brekalo.
- 78'Substitution, Atlanta United. Sérgio Santos replaces Breel Embolo.
- 78'Substitution, Atlanta United. Enea Mihaj replaces Paulo Díaz.
- 78'Substitution, Atlanta United. Fafà Picault replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 77'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 3. Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Ellis.
- 75'Attempt saved. Tyrese Spicer (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
- 75'Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Justin Ellis with a through ball.
- 74'Substitution, Orlando City SC. Wilder Cartagena replaces Joran Gerbet.
- 74'Substitution, Orlando City SC. Marco Pasalic replaces Martín Ojeda.
- 72'Foul by Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
- 72'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Substitution, Orlando City SC. Tyrese Spicer replaces Bernardo Rhein.
- 70'Attempt missed. Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Jacob with a cross.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Angulo.
- 68'Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
- 67'Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67'Bernardo Rhein (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 66'Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 65'Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City SC).
- 65'Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Substitution, Atlanta United. Luke Brennan replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 64'Offside, Atlanta United. Mauricio Amaro is caught offside.
- 59'VAR Decision: Goal Atlanta United 1-2 Orlando City SC (Iván Angulo).
- 58'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 2. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Ojeda.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 56'Handball by Eduard Atuesta (Orlando City SC).
- 55'Attempt missed. Zakaria Taifi (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Amaro with a cross.
- 51'Offside, Orlando City SC. Zakaria Taifi is caught offside.
- 50'Joran Gerbet (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50'Foul by Breel Embolo (Atlanta United).
- 45'Second Half begins Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 1.
- 45'Substitution, Orlando City SC. Zakaria Taifi replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 45'Substitution, Atlanta United. Adrian Gill replaces Jay Fortune.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 1.
- 45'+4'Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 45'+3'Attempt missed. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a through ball.
- 45'+2'Joran Gerbet (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2'Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 45'+1'Offside, Atlanta United. Aleksey Miranchuk is caught offside.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 43'Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Foul by Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United).
- 42'David Brekalo (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42'Foul by David Brekalo (Orlando City SC).
- 42'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41'Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
- 41'Attempt blocked. Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 38'Handball by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 38'Attempt missed. Mauricio Amaro (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 37'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
- 36'Offside, Orlando City SC. Griffin Dorsey is caught offside.
- 32'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32'Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 29'Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 29'Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Jay Fortune.
- 29'Attempt missed. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 27'Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Orlando City SC).
- 27'Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Goal! Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 1. Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joran Gerbet with a cross.
- 24'Attempt blocked. Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fortune with a cross.
- 23'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Joran Gerbet.
- 23'Attempt blocked. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Maxime Crépeau.
- 22'Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Maxime Crépeau (Orlando City SC). Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 19'Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martín Ojeda.
- 19'Attempt saved. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Robin Jansson with a through ball.
- 18'Justin Ellis (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18'Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 17'Foul by Iván Angulo (Orlando City SC).
- 17'Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15'Foul by David Brekalo (Orlando City SC).
- 14'Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 14'Attempt saved. Martín Ojeda (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Iván Angulo with a through ball.
- 11'Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 11'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Iván Angulo.
- 10'Elías Báez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Orlando City SC).
- 7'Own Goal by David Brekalo, Orlando City SC. Atlanta United 1, Orlando City SC 0.
- 7'Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Díaz with a headed pass following a corner.
- 6'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by David Brekalo.
- 5'Attempt missed. Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elías Báez with a cross.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Atlanta United FC · 4-3-3
35Jay FortuneLM
59Alexey MiranchukRF
Substitutes
47Matt EdwardsSUB
22Fafà PicaultSUB
Orlando City SC · 4-3-3
Substitutes
57Iago TeodoroSUB
Game stats
ATLORL
40.5Possession (%)59.5
15Shots14
2Shots on target7
7Corners5
9Fouls9
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
6Offsides3
4Saves1
Last 5 games
Atlanta United FC
WRed Bull New York2-1Aug 15, 2026
W@ Minnesota United FC2-1Aug 19, 2026
WSporting Kansas City2-1Aug 23, 2026
LCharlotte FC2-0Aug 29, 2026
D@ Inter Miami CF2-2Sep 5, 2026
Orlando City SC
DFC Cincinnati1-1Aug 15, 2026
LChicago Fire FC2-1Aug 19, 2026
WReal Salt Lake2-1Aug 22, 2026
D@ Minnesota United FC3-3Aug 29, 2026
WSan Diego FC1-0Sep 5, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Atlanta
1
Draws
3
Orlando
Last meetings
May 19, 2026Orlando City SC4 – 1Atlanta United FC
May 16, 2026Orlando City SC1 – 1Atlanta United FC
May 28, 2025Atlanta United FC3 – 2Orlando City SC
Apr 26, 2025Orlando City SC3 – 0Atlanta United FC
Nov 24, 2024Orlando City SC1 – 0Atlanta United FC
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | +22 | 55 | DLWWW |
| 3 |  New England | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 52 | WLLWW |
| 4 |  Chicago | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 48 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 | WLWLD |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 46 | WWWWD |
| 7 |  Orlando | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 | DLWDW |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 | WLWLL |
| 10 |  Toronto | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 11 |  Columbus | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 | WLWWW |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 | LDLLD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 | DLWLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 | WWWLD |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC?
Orlando City SC beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9 (MLS).
Who scored in Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC?
Goals: David Brekalo 7' (og), Antoine Griezmann 26', Iván Angulo 58', Antoine Griezmann 77' and Tyrese Spicer 90'+7' (og).
When do Atlanta United FC play next?
Atlanta United FC play Chicago Fire FC on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM (ET).
When do Orlando City SC play next?
Orlando City SC play New York City FC on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM (ET).
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