The shorthanded Lions were never really in this one and lacked sharpness throughout.
Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique scored and the Rapids had two men sent off in an eventful match.
A Facundo Torres brace and two goal contributions from Ivan Angulo led the Lions past 10-man New York.
The Lions are unbeaten in four games but for the second time in a row they allow a late equalizer at home.
The Lions win the first 2023 installment of the Tropic Thunder rivalry convincingly on the road.
An early goal by Ercan Kara was about all the Lions could muster in a lethargic game at Exploria Stadium as a late lead melted away.
Lions fall behind by two before the break but rally back to earn a hard-fought road point in Columbus.
The Lions continued to fail miserably at getting the ball on target and to avoid crippling mistakes in their own end.
Once again the Lions were simply not sharp enough with the final details as they suffered their first road defeat of the season.
Ercan Kara scored one goal and helped set up the second as Orlando City put in a complete home performance vs. LA.
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