MELBOURNE — Nine weeks of preseason training had Orlando City B feeling confident about its return to USL, but no amount of training could erase the naivety that comes with three players making their professional debut.
A long shot from Wilmington Hammerheads FC's Logan Miller skimmed past OCB goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr., on loan from MLS' Orlando City, in the 67th minute to hand OCB a 2-1 season-opening loss at Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne.
"I thought we prepared the team well throughout the week," OCB coach Anthony Pulis said. "Everyone knew what was expected of them, but this is professional football, things happen that you don't want to.