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It was a crazy Swedish encounter in the MLS playoffs when Robin Jansson’s Orlando took on Anton Tinnerholm’s New York City FC. After the match ended 1-1 after regulation time and extra time, the match went to penalties.
When Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese saved New York’s penalty at 4-3, he thought he had led his team to the quarterfinals, but the situation took a dramatic turn – and quite comical.
After a VAR check, the referee declared that Gallese had left his finish line too early. In addition, they chose to give the goalkeeper a yellow card for it. The problem? Gallese already had a yellow card, got the second and that is how he looked in the middle of the penalty shoot-out.
Orlando would then pick up substitute goalkeeper Brian Rowe, who prepared to be substituted, before the referee changed his mind and decided that Orlando couldn’t make any substitutions because the game was over. That is why 23-year-old Rodrigo Schlegel, who was going to go for substitute goalkeeper Rowe, had to interpose himself between the posts.
After a long hiatus, it was time for New Yorker Valentin Castellano, whose penalty was stopped when the Orlando goalkeeper left too early, reversed it. Castellano then set his penalty, but Nani, who would hit Orlando’s decisive penalty, missed.
After that, both New York’s Nicolas Acevedo and Orlando’s Robin Jansson set their penalties before the decision came. Former Norrköping player Gudmundur Thorarinsson, now in New York, added his penalty saved by outfielder Schlegel in Orlando’s goal.
After the stoppage, the Orlando players start to celebrate because they believe they have won, but they will still receive another penalty.
Finally, after the celebration dissolved and the situation clarified, Orlando player Benji Michel climbs to the penalty spot, handles his penalty and sends Orlando to the quarterfinals of the MLS playoffs.
