CARY, N.C. (May 9, 2025) — North Carolina FC shut out Orange County SC 1-0 in USL Championship regular season action Friday night at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Rodrigo da Costa scored the lone goal of the match in the 45′ off of a low cross from midfielder Mikey Maldonado.
Jake McGuire recorded five saves in the match, and second half heroics proved vital as he kept out a flurry of late opportunities from the visitors to seal the three points.
Match Notes:
- Maldonado surpassed 10,000 minutes in the 41′ of the match.
- With his assist tonight, Maldonado is now tied for the most assists in the USL Championship with four.
Up Next:
NCFC is back at home for a third match in a row, taking on Oakland Roots SC on Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets for that match are available here.
Box Score
NCFC (5-2-3): Jake McGuire; Paco Craig (C), Bryce Washington, Finn Sundstrom, Jaden Servania (Patrick Burner – 75′), Rafa Mentzingen (Triston Hodge – 90 + 8′); Mikey Maldonado, Collin Martin (Raheem Somersall – 75′); Rodrigo da Costa (Louis Perez – 65′), Pedro Dolabella, Adam Luckhurst
Subs Not Used: Akira Fitzgerald, Conor Donovan, Jayson Quintanilla, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Oalex Anderson
OCSC (4-1-4-1): Colin Shutler; Ryan Doghman (Mouhamadou War – 90 + 9′), Vuk Latinovich (Christopher Hegardt – 63′), Tom Brewitt (C), Koa Santos; Kevin Partida (Ethan Zubak – 84′), Cameron Dunbar (Benjamin Barjolo – 80′), Kyle Scott (Ashton Miles – 84′), Nico Benalcázar, Bryce Jamison (Tristan Trager – 63′); Lyam MacKinnon
Subs Not Used: Tetsuya Kadono, Pedro Guimaraes
Score:
NCFC: 1
OCSC: 0
Goals:
NCFC: – R. da Costa (M. Maldonado) – 45′
OCSC: –
Cautions:
NCFC: – J. Servania – 23′
OCSC: – V. Latinovich – 41′, K. Partida – 83′
Ejections:
NCFC: –
OCSC: –
Venue (Location): First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Attendance: 2,788
