Rio Grande Valley FC scored twice in the first half to stun Orange County SC with a 2-0 victory at Champions Soccer Stadium on Saturday night.
Orange County’s Michael Seaton almost put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute as his shot from the right side of the penalty area took a slight deflection and went over the crossbar, but the Toros took the lead on the half-hour mark as Matias Zaldivar turned past his marker in midfield, drove in on goal and curled a shot into the bottom-right corner. Jordan Jones almost doubled the lead for the visitors 10 minutes before the break, only to be denied by a low save from OCSC goalkeeper Andre Rawls, but in first-half stoppage time Carlos Small sent home a low free kick to the right corner to put the Toros two goals up.