Prior to being signed in January by Orlando City to play for the club's nascent reserve team, Orlando City B, few in the United States had ever heard of 25-year-old Scottish goalkeeper Mark Ridgers. But Ridgers' performance Friday night showed the excitement of an MLS team having a reserve squad in the USL.
Having played the entirety of his career in Scotland, and the majority of that in the lower leagues, Ridgers came to Central Florida as an unknown. But after Friday night, when Ridgers earned his team its first ever point with a few spectacular saves, those that follow Orlando City closely are now well aware of the goalkeeper.