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Orlando City vs. Minnesota United: Final Score 3-3 as Lions Blow Late 2-0 Lead Then Equalize

Orlando choked away a 2-0 lead in a span of four minutes in the second half, falling behind, but Tyrese Spicer rescued a road point in stoppage time.

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Orlando City looked like it would win two straight, leading Minnesota United 2-0 deep into the second half at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, MN. But the OCSC defense cracked and then shattered in an awful four-minute span to concede three straight goals, going from 2-0 up to 3-2 down seemingly in the blink of an eye. Tyrese Spicer’s stoppage-time strike salvaged a point on the road that should have been three.

Daryl Dike and Antoine Griezmann scored on either side of halftime on the first two shots of the game for Orlando City (7-11-4, 25 points), but a defensive meltdown allowed the Loons (7-7-8, 29 points) to pull a goal back. Set piece defending that was rough all night gave Minnesota a second, and Robin Jansson’s pass to the wrong team in his own half set up the counterattack that came within minutes of winning Minnesota the game. Marcus Caldeira, Anthony Markanich, and Kelvin Yeboah all scored in a nightmarish four minutes that looked like would hand the Loons their first home victory in months.

But Griezmann’s ball over the top sent Spicer in alone on goal and the supersub did his thing, squaring the game at 3-3.

“Probably 60 minutes, pretty good,” Orlando City interim head coach Martin Perelman said after the match. “We came here, we were winning 2-0, and it’s disappointing to be losing 3-2. It’s a mistake we commit, and then the guys did a huge effort. We never stopped fighting, even though we made those mistakes. And we were able to come back to tie. Weird sensation, because we were really close to a win, but as well a point on the road is always a point. Weird sensations.”

Perelman’s starting squad featured Maxime Crepeau in goal behind a back line of Zakaria Taifi, Jansson, David Brekalo, and Griffin Dorsey. Joran Gerbet joined Eduard Atuesta in central midfield between Ivan Angulo and Griezmann with Justin Ellis and Dike leading the attack.

The hosts came out with the better early chances. Caldeira beat Jansson early down the right channel but his tough-angle shot was off target in the second minute. A few moments later, Crepeau was indecisive on a routine back pass as Yeboah closed. Crepeau’s clearance attempt hit Yeboah and deflected just wide of the left post.

Orlando’s first good buildup came in the 16th minute when Griezmann turned down a shot outside the box to pass off to Ellis on his right and continue his run. Ellis tried a chip pass over the top but overcooked it and Drake Callender intervened for Minnesota.

Anthony Markanich fired right at Crepeau in the 19th minute as the Loons settled into the Orlando half. Crepeau then had to make a pair of huge saves in the 21st minute. Markanich had the ball on the left and faked a move toward the end line to make Dorsey commit. He then cut back to his right and sent a curling shot toward the right post that looked like it would find the back of the net, but Crepeau stopped it at full stretch, knocking it out to Minnesota’s attacking right. A second shot came in from Caldeira and Crepeau recovered to make another stop.

Kyle Duncan got over Brekalo on the corner kick but sent his shot off target.

Ellis made a fantastic move to slip a ball past his defender and ran onto it, sending Dorsey up the right flank in the 23rd minute. Dorsey had two runners, but he sent his low cross right at a defender.

Dorsey did better with his cross a few minutes later and it led to the opening goal. The fullback got down the right flank after Griezmann and Atuesta kept a play alive in the attacking third and sent a well-timed ball in front at the near post for Dike, who arrived at the same time as Callender and Minnesota defender Michael Boxall. The two Minnesota players went down, with Dike staying on his feet, locating the loose ball first, and smashing a tight-angle shot into the net from the right to make it 1-0 in the 29th minute. It was Orlando City’s first shot of the match and Dike’s first MLS goal since rejoining the Lions after the World Cup break.

“It was a good ball across, and and I attacked it, and then luckily the ball fell back down to me, and I was able to get shot off,” Dike said. “It’s a good feeling to score, of course, and to get us started in the match.”

Following the goal, Callender was shaken up but was able to continue.

Minnesota got back to winning set pieces as the first half wound down, with a Yeboah header sent wide off a corner kick cross in the 34th minute. Four minutes later, a scramble in the box required a sprawling intervention by Crepeau that hit off of Dorsey. Minnesota players wanted a handball, but there was none given on the play or from the video assistant referee.

Crepeau made another huge stop in the 41st minute with a kick save to deny Joaquin Pereyra’s shot from the left side of the attack. The Lions withstood a couple of late long throw-ins and took their slim advantage into halftime.

At the break, Orlando City held the advantage in possession (51.2%-48.8%), but the Loons led in shots (10-1), shots on target (4-1), corners (2-0), and passing accuracy (83.5%-83.4%). Despite creating only one real chance, the Lions led at halftime through Dike’s strike.

Alec Smir replaced Callender at the break, as the Loons’ goalkeeper apparently couldn’t continue. He was rarely needed, however, as Minnesota dominated territorially throughout the second half and scored three times, although Orlando was able to also hit twice in transition.

Yeboah missed the target from close range to start Minnesota’s territorial dominance after the break, and Crepeau did well moments later to save a shot from Pereyra. The Canadian stopped Duncan’s shot in the 51st minute, but the flag was up for offside anyway. The goalkeeper then kept a ricochet out of his net on a set piece that took a deflection in front.

Crepeau lost the ball off his foot near the top of the area in the 59th minute but was fortunate that a teammate was first to it. However, Atuesta turned the ball over anyway just a few yards further up the pitch. The turnover led to a header Caldeira sent weakly on target but it was no trouble for Orlando’s goalkeeper.

Harvey Sarajian and Luis Otavio subbed on for Dike and Gerbet during the stoppage in play.

After the game restarted, Brekalo drew the ire of the Loons and the fans with a light push to Markanich’s back. The Minnesota attacker went down easily and Allen Chapman saw nothing in it to either award a penalty or book Markanich for diving.

Orlando hadn’t managed a shot in the second half until it scored the second goal. Sarajian worked hard to take the ball from Boxall in Orlando’s half and that allowed the Lions to break 3-on-2 as Boxall stayed down looking for a foul call that never came.

Griezmann picked up the loose ball on the left and sent it to Ellis, who took the ball up the middle of the pitch. With Sarajian occupying the defense between the two, Ellis patiently waited for Griezmann’s run and slipped a neat pass through the back line. The French attacker calmly passed the ball into the net behind Smir to make it 2-0 in the 64th minute.

Seven minutes after Griezmann’s goal solidified Orlando’s lead, the walls caved in. Orlando City’s defense somehow got pulled out of shape to its right, with Taifi double-teaming a man with Jansson, allowing an easy diagonal switch to Duncan on the right with no one on him. Duncan had lots of room as Taifi tried to recover, picking out Yeboah in front, and the striker flicked it in front for Caldeira — who got behind Brekalo — to deflect home, making it 2-1 in the 71st minute.

Spicer came on for Ellis during the Loons’ celebration, but things continued going south. Markanich went up to beat a late-arriving Brekalo and headed in the second goal off Pereyra’s corner kick cross in the 74th minute, and the game was level at 2-2.

As if things weren’t already bad enough, Orlando gifted the Loons a third goal a minute later. The defense looked to break out and Jansson sent a pass inexplicably right at Pereyra in his own half. Pereyra, who quickly gave it to Mauricio Gonzalez. Jansson was caught flat-footed as Yeboah ran past him and Duncan got behind Angulo to pick up the diagonal ball. Crepeau did well to come off his line to stuff Duncan’s shot, but it fell behind Yeboah, who made an acrobatic bicycle kick to put his team up 3-2 in the 75th minute.

“It’s hard to explain. I don’t have an answer,” Perelman said when asked about the four-minutes that turned the game around. “I don’t know, honestly, exactly what happened. We had the game — I wouldn’t say under control. I think we were doing a good game. I truly believe we were able to control the game by moments. Of course, they are at home. They push. They played us well…I need to review the game.”

Now chasing the game, Perelman put Marco Pasalic and Martin Ojeda on in the 81st minute, replacing Taifi and Atuesta.

However, Minnesota nearly added a fourth in the 86th minute. Markanich went up and cleanly won another set piece header, but his shot hit Boxall in front, keeping it a one-goal game.

Orlando pushed for a late equalizer, with Ojeda firing right at Smir in the 87th minute and Pasalic sending a shot wide off a deflection in the first minute of stoppage time. Pasalic then had to commit a tactical foul as Minnesota looked to counterattack off the Orlando set piece.

Two minutes later, a moment of magic from Griezmann and Spicer leveled the match for the Lions. Griezmann took a pass from Angulo in his own half and as he approached midfield, he sent a beautiful, curling long ball just over Duncan’s head for Spicer down the left channel. Spicer got behind Duncan and although Jefferson Diaz tried to angle him off, the Trinidad & Tobago international sent a hard shot into top corner on the near side to make it 3-3 in the third added minute.

The Lions withstood a late corner from the Loons and escaped with a draw that probably felt like a loss before it felt like a win.

At full time, the Lions held the advantage in possession (50.8%-49.2%) and passing accuracy (84.5%-82.8%). Minnesota finished with more shots (20-6), shots on target (8-5), and corners (8-1).

“Frustrating match,” Dike said. “I think the boys, we worked really hard from minute one. I mean, it’s never easy to go anywhere away. We put ourselves in a good position and unfortunately, collectively, we made a few mistakes that they capitalized on. Frustrating. I think, at the beginning (of the game), you take a point, but knowing how the game played out and the quality and the standard that we have on ourselves, it’s a frustrating one.”

The Lions will be back home a week from tonight, hosting San Diego FC.

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Lion Links: 9/14/26

Lions shut out Toronto FC, Pride draws at Kansas City Current, OCB wins, and more.

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Hello, Mane Landers! I hope all is well with you down in Florida. I’ve been very busy at work, but I tried to catch some soccer games to watch over the weekend. Let’s wish a happy birthday to Orlando City forward Marco Pasalic, who turns 27 today. We’ve got plenty to cover today, so let’s get to the links.

Lions Shut Out Toronto FC

Orlando City defeated Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday at Inter.co Stadium, keeping a clean sheet and earning three vital points. Antoine Griezmann scored the opener just before halftime. Late in the second half, Harvey Sarajian and Ivan Angulo each scored for Orlando to close out the match. The Lions extended their unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) and won their third straight. Next for Orlando City is a road match against the Columbus Crew in the semifinals of the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, followed by a trip to Foxborough to face the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Daryl Dike Shares Insight on Soccer Journey and U.S Open Cup

Orlando City forward Daryl Dike was interviewed on the U.S. Soccer Podcast, where he shared insight into his soccer journey and the Lions’ upcoming U.S. Open Cup matchup against Columbus. Dike also discussed what it meant to represent Oklahoma, where he excelled with the OKC Energy FC youth program and was named the 2017-2018 Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Soccer Player of the Year. The 26-year-old also discussed his on-field success, his time at West Bromwich Albion dealing with multiple injuries, and why he decided to return to Orlando City. Dike concludes the interview by sharing what the Open Cup tournament means to him and more, as he looks forward to making his first appearance for the Lions in the competition on Wednesday.

Pride Blow Two-Goal Lead in Draw at Kansas City Current

The Orlando Pride could not hold onto a two-goal lead on the road and had to settle for a 2-2 draw against the Kansas City Current on Friday. Barbra Banda scored twice to give Orlando a 2-0 lead. However, Kansas City responded with goals from Temwa Chawinga and Elizabeth Ball in the second half to level the match, and both teams walked away with one point. That result means Orlando remains the only NWSL team to be undefeated at CPKC Stadium. The Pride will face the Portland Thorns at home on Saturday.

OCB Takes Step Toward Playoffs with Win vs. Toronto FC II

Orlando City B defeated Toronto FC II 3-1 on Sunday night at Osceola County Stadium. The Young Lions got off to a great start as Ignacio Gomez scored to give OCB the lead. Gustavo Caraballo doubled the Young Lions’ lead just before halftime. In the second half, Sarajian scored for the second straight night to extend OCB’s lead to 3-0. Toronto pulled one back late in the match from the penalty spot, but the Young Lions picked up a crucial three points and extended their winning streak to three consecutive matches. Issah Haruna had two assists in the game. The win improves OCB sits eighth in MLS NEXT Pro’s Eastern Conference with 44 points. The Young Lions will host Atlanta United 2 on Decision Day on Sunday.

Americans Abroad

Let’s catch up on Americans in action in Europe. Christian Pulisic made his first appearance of the season for AC Milan and recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw against Lazio on Saturday. Antonee Robinson played a full 90 minutes for Fulham in a scoreless draw against Liverpool. Sebastian Berhalter played a full 90 minutes and scored twice for Middlesbrough in a 4-3 win against Norwich City. Jack McGlynn scored his first goal in the EFL Championship for Stoke City in a 2-1 win against Watford.

Free Kicks

  • Orlando City forward Yutaro Tsukada, who is on loan at Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship, scored a stellar bicycle kick in a 3-0 win against Sporting Club Jacksonville on Saturday. If you missed it, check it out below.
  • The Houston Dash have reportedly parted ways with head coach Fabrice Gautrat and technical director Twila Kilgore.

That will do it for me today, Mane Landers. Enjoy your Monday, and I’ll see you next time.

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Orlando City vs. Toronto FC: Five Takeaways

Here’s what we learned from Orlando City’s 3-0 home win against the Reds.

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Orlando City picked up another critical three points at home on Saturday night, shrugging off two overturned calls from video review and continuing its march back into the playoff picture with a 3-0 victory. It was nervy for a while, but the defense held firm and the offense finally converted two late chances, and everyone in purple went home happy, just the way we like it.

Here are my five takeaways from the match.

Defensive Starters Bought All the Vowels

With the U.S. Open Cup semifinal coming up on Wednesday, Martín Perelman rotated the back line, dropping Iván Angulo from the wing to left back and bringing in Zakaria Taifi and Iago to replace Griffin Dorsey and Robin Jansson, respectively. David Brekalo kept his starting role in his normal right center back slot. Between Maxime Crépeau and the four starters on the back line, that group of five used all five vowels and went five for five on last names (Iago is a mononym, so we’ll call that a last name) ending in a vowel. The defenders played well for most of the game, getting a little lucky that Toronto blazed a few good chances off target or off the woodwork but holding their own for the most part. In the end, they pitched a shutout (the number zero looks a lot like the vowel “o,” am I right?) — their second in the last three games.

Z to A Works, Too

Orlando City’s opening goal came on a beautiful play between Zakaria Taifi and Antoine Griezmann, as the French attacker signaled to the young defender that he was making a run into the box and Taifi then delivered a perfectly placed cross to Griezmann, who finished it with style off the underside of the crossbar and into the back of the net. Griezmann is a savant on the field, drawing the best out of all his teammates, and while Taifi played a perfect pass, the whole play was set up by Griezmann, as he essentially cut backdoor while calling for an alley-oop, and then hammered in soccer’s version of a dunk to finish the play and put the Lions in the lead.

Harvey Pulled a Rabbit Out of His Hat

The Lions held the lead for the first 35 minutes of the second half, but Toronto actually took the lead on the expected goals tracking early in the second half and came close to tying the game several times. Perelman used his final sub in the 80th minute, sending on Harvey Sarajian. Just two minutes later, Sarajian doubled Orlando City’s lead through an incredible individual effort. The rookie attacker leapt high in the air to bring a ball down, lost control of it briefly but sprinted to get it back, blew through two Toronto defenders like a bull in a china shop to get a pass to Daryl Dike, and then kept going towards goal. Dike gave Sarajian a return pass, and the rookie rewarded the striker with an assist, scoring his first MLS goal by placing his shot into the far corner. The Wake Forest product celebrated his goal with a backflip that would have made former Lions Dom Dwyer and Duncan McGuire proud, and that goal finally gave the Lions some breathing room.

Ellis Changed the Game

For the first time since he joined Orlando, Griezmann was actually subbed off during a game, but unfortunately for Toronto, he came off for Justin Ellis. The well-rested Ellis absolutely bossed the game during his 20-minute shift. The young American was in complete control throughout, playing slicing balls through gaps in the Toronto defense and taking the ball wherever he wanted to take it when he decided to dribble. He had one assist and probably should have had more, and he also had 10 progressive plays (six passes and four carries) during his short stint on the field. It is not a coincidence that the Lions were +2 during his time on the field. Toronto’s defenders looked sapped from the hot Florida night, and Ellis came on fresh and made play after play, helping Orlando City to secure all three points in the final minutes of the game.

Well-Rested for the U.S. Open Cup

The ABCs of Angulo, Brekalo, and Crépeau played the full 90 against Toronto (I am not sure if Angulo is human — he was still running at his top speed when he scored his goal in stoppage time). But among the likely starters for the Lions in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal, they were the only three to do so. Eduard Atuesta, Dorsey, and Jansson did not feature, Ellis played 20 minutes, Bernardo Rhein played 26 minutes, Gerbet 45 minutes, Ojeda 64 minutes, and Griezmann 70. It was a gamble to try to rotate while still in the thick of a playoff race, but the players who started instead of the usual starters delivered, and now the Lions will be positioned about as well as they could be for a midweek road game for a spot in a cup final.

Those are my takeaways from Orlando City’s 3-0 home win against Toronto. The Lions have picked up 13 points from their last five games, and join the Philadelphia Union as one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference. They will head to Columbus for the U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday, and if they can extend their hot streak into that tournament and get a win on the road, they will host the championship game on Oct. 21.

Let us know your thoughts about the Toronto match in the comments below. Vamos Orlando!

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Orlando City vs. Toronto FC: Final Score 3-0 as Lions Keep Rolling

The Lions are unbeaten in five games after a win over previously red-hot Toronto.

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Orlando City and Toronto FC battled in a match of two of the hottest teams in MLS at Inter.co Stadium, with the lads in purple coming out on top 3-0 in a game that was both closer than the final score indicated and one that the Lions could have won by a wider margin. Antoine Griezmann gave the Lions (10-11-4, 34 points) a 1-0 lead just before the break, with Harvey Sarajian and Ivan Angulo adding late goals to put it away.

The win extended Orlando City’s winning streak to three games and its unbeaten run to five games (4-0-1). Toronto (6-8-11, 29 points) saw a seven-match unbeaten run end tonight against one of the teams it’s chasing for an MLS playoff spot.

“It was a tough game, but I think the team did a good effort, a huge effort,” Orlando City interim head coach Martin Perelman said after the game. “The guys jumped into the field and they fight. We had moments and difficulties during the game, but we were able to solve it and win at home, which is very important for us.”

Perelman’s lineup featured little rotation with Maxime Crepeau in goal behind a back line of Angulo, Iago, David Brekalo, and Zakaria Taifi. Luis Otavio joined Joran Gerbet in central midfield between wingers Tyrese Spicer and Marco Pasalic with Griezmann and Martin Ojeda up top.

After a cagey opening 10 minutes, Spicer got the game’s first look at goal, blasting a shot just over the crossbar in the 12th minute. Toronto then went the other way and Josh Sargent headed over a minute later.

Derrick Etienne Jr. smashed a shot from the left moments later but Crepeau fought it off with a kick save in the 14th minute.

Griezmann got his first look at goal in the 15th minute when a ball ricocheted to his feet on the left. He fired quickly, but Luka Gavran made the save. The set piece deflected out of the area to Taifi, who tried to shoot with his first touch but sent it far from the target.

Otavio conceded a free kick in the 20th minute near the left corner of the box, but Niklas Dorsch sent a one-hopper right at Crepeau on the set piece.

The Lions thought they’d taken the lead in the 32nd minute when Griezmann’s set piece delivery was headed into the Toronto net by defender Walker Zimmerman. Instead of an own goal, Jon Freemon went to the monitor and determined Otavio was offside and interfering with Zimmerman on the play.

Toronto nearly broke the deadlock five minutes later with a slick passing move that ended up with Derrick Etienne Jr. behind the defense, but the Toronto forward sent his shot just wide of the right post. Theo Corbeanu fired wide in the 40th minute off a transition attempt as Toronto continued to look dangerous.

Griezmann struck in the first minute of added time at the end of the half. With the ball out wide on Taifi’s foot, Griezmann started a run at the top of the box, pointing out where he wanted the young fullback to deliver it. Taifi delivered it to the perfect spot and Griezmann made a lunging poke at it and sent it past Gavran and into the net. For Griezmann, it was his fifth straight game with a goal, tying an overall club record set by Dom Dwyer across two seasons and established a new club record for consecutive games with a goal in a single season.

“I mean, now that I think about it, it’s kind of like stuff I dreamed of as a kid,” Taifi said of his assist. “You know, it’s Griezmann. I’ve watched him for my whole life. In warmups and training, I always practice that ball with him, because I know he just likes to fly and get his foot, get his head on the ball, and I know he’s going to be there. At first, I saw no one was in there, so I hesitated, and then I took another touch. I see him making the run, and then I just put it in there because I knew he was going to get it.”

As stoppage time wound down, Ojeda got to a ball in the Toronto box and went down after contact with Gavran. Freemon pointed to the spot immediately but then went to the monitor. Gavran had touched the ball prior to contact with Ojeda so the penalty and yellow card to Gavran were wiped out. That was it for the half.

At the break, Orlando held the advantage in possession (58.5%-41.5%), passing accuracy (87.8%-82.7%), and corners (3-2), while Toronto attempted more shots (6-4). Both teams put two shots on target in the opening period.

Perelman made one change at halftime, sending Wilder Cartagena on for Gerbet.

Toronto looked to get the goal back immediately, with Markus Cimermancic forcing Crepeau into a big save just after the restart.

The Reds could do nothing with their ensuing corner to end the threat. The visitors created another moments later with a good switch of play from left to right for Etienne, who fired wide with Crepeau out of position after the goalkeeper dove to try to get a hand to the cross. Sargent then fired over the bar in the 52nd minute on a Toronto 3-v-2 break.

The Lions finally got their first look at goal of the second half in the 56th minute. Ojeda shook free just outside the box and fired but sent his effort straight at Gavran.

Dorsch stole the ball from a lackadaisaical Otavio in the 63rd minute but fired over the bar. The play earned Otavio a tongue lashing from Crepeau after the miss.

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In the 71st minute, the Lions worked a well-worked attack from second-half sub Justin Ellis turned Angulo loose down the left. Angulo sent a good cross in front for a tap-in, but Dike couldn’t set his feet and missed the opportunity. Eight minutes later, Pasalic sent a pass through a defender’s legs to send Angulo down the left, but Gavran made a huge save to keep the game at 1-0.

Three minutes later, the Lions doubled their lead. Sarajian, who came off the bench for Pasalic in the 80th minute, kept a play alive by winning a couple of challenges, then gave the ball to Dike. The big striker gave it back to Sarajian on the right and the rookie slipped his first MLS goal past Gavran inside the left post in the 82nd minute.

“It’s a surreal moment for me,” Sarajian said. “It’s been a long time, me playing with the second team and grinding out there, getting a chance to play with the first team. So, I’m super grateful for Dike’s pass, but I’ve just got to keep working to get a couple more.”

Four minutes after the goal, Gavran made a huge stop to deny a rocket from Cartagena. Toronto then went the other way and Daniel Salloi headed off the crossbar but the play was offside anyway.

Sargent blasted a shot from the top of the area off the crossbar in the third minute of stoppage time as Toronto looked for a way back into the game. A minute later, the Lions survived a dangerous sequence in their own end with a block from Brekalo, a save from Crepeau, and another block from Iago to preserve the 2-0 lead.

Orlando put the game to bed just seconds into the sixth minute of stoppage time. Sarajian found Ellis and the young forward set up Angulo, who finished past Gavran to make it 3-0. It was Angulo’s second straight game with a goal — the first such streak in his Orlando City career .

Moments later, the final whistle blew.

Orlando finished the match with the edge in possession (54.8%-45.2%), shots on target (8-4), corners (4-3), and passing accuracy (85.8%-85.6%). Toronto finished with more shot attempts (18-13).

“Every player is very important for us,” Perelman said about the way his younger players stepped up and filled in tonight. “I think in this locker room, in this roster, every player that we have is ready. I respect the players because they do a huge effort giving everything for their teammates.”

Orlando City is back in action Wednesday night with a U.S. Open Cup semifinal match on the road against the Columbus Crew. The next league game will be a week from tonight when the Lions visit the New England Revolution.

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