MELBOURNE, FL -- Your Orlando City Lions had their first game under Jason Kreis tonight in a relatively cool setting in front of a sellout crowd of 3,472 at Titan Soccer Complex. The friendly was exactly that, though it was filled with some positive and some learning moments for this rather interesting squad. In the end, Stoke City finished one more chance than the Lions to capture a 2-1 win over Orlando City.
Stoke City featured a star-studded lineup that rang true to their English nickname of "Stoke-alona", though they didn't feature Xhederdan Shaqiri or Ibrahim Affelay.