Orlando SeaWolves General Manager and Head Coach Chris Kokalis said before the season that he wanted his team to be more physical and better defensively. The SeaWolves lived up to that in the season opener but blew too many scoring chances in a 3-2 loss to the Florida Tropics at Silver Spurs Arena.
The SeaWolves were without last year’s top three scorers, with Thiago Freitas and Osvaldo Rojas both sitting out with visa issues and Gordy Gurson having signed with the visiting Tropics in the off-season. That loss of firepower was apparent as Orlando sent several point-blank chances either right at the goalkeeper, wide, or over the bar and out of play.