PawedCast Episode 470: D.C. United Rewind, LA Galaxy Preview, and More

Orlando City came home from the team's second trip to the greater New York area in a bad mood and took it out on D.C. United Saturday night, ripping off four more goals and putting in the team's best defensive outing of the year so far, despite being backstopped by a goalkeeper in his first MLS start. Javier Otero played well, but the team in front of him ensured he wasn't called into action too often in what was a dominating performance. Once again, it was Orlando's trio of Designated Players leading the way, combining for three goals and three assists, while Homegrown fullback chipped in a goal and an assist and left wing Ivan Angulo picked up a pair of assists of his own. The Lions' strong performance led to Ojeda and Freeman making Team of the Matchday with Muriel on the bench, while Marco Pasalic's goal is a candidate for Goal of the Week. We look back at Orlando City's impressive win, look back at our predictions, and make our selections for Man of the Match. The mailbagbox asks about Angulo's unusual exit from the game, Freeman's future, and more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag. OCB has a trip to face Crown Legacy during the midweek, so we touched on that, before diving into our match preview for Saturday night, when the Lions play a late one in Los Angeles against the Galaxy. Orlando City doesn't have the most successful history in the state of California, but the defending champion Galaxy have looked vulnerable early in the season. We break down the series history, select our key matchups, and make our score predictions. Be sure to rate and review our show wherever you get your podcasts. Remember, we'll read any five-star reviews we get on Apple Podcasts on the next show. Here’s how No. 470 went down: 0:15 – The Lions dominate D.C. and the offense runs rampant again. 24:23– The mailbagbox is also confused by Ivan Angulo's failure to leave the field. 44:49 - OCB visits Crown Legacy and the Lions head to LA to face the Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices