Orange County SC got off to a fast start against North Carolina FC as the home team looked sluggish and fatigued from their midweek Open Cup loss. North Carolina FC rolled out a new lineup on Friday night with some glaring omissions and interesting additions. The absence of NC’s top goal scorer, Evan Conway, gave 22-year-old Adam Luckhurst his first start of the season. Luckhurst and the rest of the NCFC offense were irrelevant for most of the first half.
Bryce Jamison was strong to start the match, applying pressure and physicality to the North Carolina defense. In the 16th minute, Jamison rocketed a shot at Jake McGuire, who made a crucial save, deflecting the ball over the bar for a corner kick.
OCSC continued to pound the goal with shots totaling 11 in the first half.
North Carolina FC struggled to penetrate OCSC’s defensive lines and failed to register a shot on target until the 45th minute, when a cohesive team effort and precise execution led to Mikey Maldonado crossing the ball to a sliding Rodrigo Da Costa, who scored just under a diving Colin Shutler to give NCFC the lead.
The second half saw NCFC shore up their line with several defensive substitutions holding 5 across the back and looking to see a 1-0 lead through to the end.
OCSC responded by bringing on substitutes like Tristan Trager and Ben Barjolo, but the NCFC defense, particularly goalkeeper McGuire, consistently thwarted their attacks.
Hoping to find some late magic, OCSC brought Shutler into the box for a flurry of last-minute corner kicks to end the game, but despite 22 shots on the night and many opportunities, the Orange and Black failed to find the back of the net as time expired.
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MILESTONES AND FACTS:
OCSC has not scored a goal on the road in 2025
OCSC has not won on the road in 2025
OCSC has not secured a clean sheet in 2025
OCSC has gone 11 games without a clean sheet – Longest streak 15
| TEAM | FIRST HALF | SECOND HALF | FULL TIME |
| OCSC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCFC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SCORING SUMMARY:
45’ Rodrigo Da Costa – (Assist Mikey Maldonado) – NCFC
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
ORANGE COUNTY SC
41’ Yellow Card – Vuk Latinovich
NORTH CAROLINA FC
23’ Yellow Card – Jaden Servania
ORANGE COUNTY SC LINEUP: (4-1-4-1)
Colin Shutler (GK); Tom Brewitt [C], Koa Santos, Vuk Latinovich (64’ Chris Hegardt), Kyle Scott (84’ Ashton Miles), Nicholas Benalcazar, Ryan Doghman (99’ Mouhamadou War), Kevin Partida, Cameron Dunbar(80’ Benjamin Barjolo), Bryce Jamison (64’ Tristan Trager), Lyam MacKinnon
Unused subs: Tetsuya Kadono (GK); Ethan Zubak, Pedro Guimaraes
Head Coach: Danny Stone
Possession: 52% | Shots: 22 | Shots On Goal: 5 | Corners: 10 | Fouls: 11 | Offsides: 3 |
NORTH CAROLINA FC LINEUP: (3-4-2-1)
Jake McGuire (GK); Rafael Mentzingen (97’ Tristan Hodge), Finn Sundstrom, Bryce Washington, Paco Craig [C], Jaden Servania (75’ Patrick Burner), Colin Martin (75’ Raheem Sommersall), Mikey Maldonado, Pedro Dolabella, Rodrigo Da Costa (65’ Louis Perez), Adam Luckhurst
Unused subs: Akira Fitzgerald (GK); Conor Donovan, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Oalex Anderson, Justin Malou, Jayson Quintanilla
Head Coach: John Bradford
Possession: 48% | Shots: 7 | Shots On Goal: 2 | Corners: 0 | Fouls: 12 | Offsides: 1 |
Orange County SC v. North Carolina FC
2025 USL Championship | Matchday 8
Date: May 9, 2025
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park