Inchy, of course, is the nickname of former Orlando City coach Adrian Heath, who was unceremoniously and unpopularly fired only a year-and-a-half after City’s genesis as an MLS expansion franchise. Heath helped build the team from its infancy, coached it to a pair of USL titles and three Commissioner’s Cups.
But on Thursday night in a game billed as the “Adrian Heath Derby,” Orlando City’s beloved old coach and his Minnesota United club went down 3-1 to Orlando City’s popular new coach Oscar Pareja in the semifinals of the MLS Is Back Tournament. When Orlando City star Nani scored two spectacular goals in a matter of minutes late in the first half, he celebrated the second with a perfectly executed back flip.