TORONTO — Captain Michael Bradley, in his final game before retirement, exited on a losing note Saturday as Toronto FC was beaten 2-0 by Orlando City SC in its regular-season finale.
While Toronto had most of the play against a second-string Orlando lineup, substitute Duncan McGuire put Orlando ahead in the 63rd minute. The Orlando rookie forward clearly hadn't read the script, beating Bradley on the play. And McGuire did it again in the 74th minute.
Orlando coach Oscar Pareja opted to save his big guns for the playoffs, making nine changes to the starting 11 that beat New England 3-2 last time out.Bradley's swansong was also John Herdman's first in charge on the Toronto sideline after watching the last two road games from the stands. In contrast, Orlando sent on 16 goals and 23 assists in the form of Uruguayan star Mauricio Pereyra, Ivan Angulo and McGuire at the hour-mark.
Orlando came into the game having already set franchise records for points , wins and fewest losses in a full season . With its two goals Saturday, it tied the franchise single-season record of 55, set in 2016. When Bernardeschi went to take a corner in first-half stoppage time, Herdman raced halfway down the pitch to shout instructions.
Orlando, whose arrival at BMO Field was slightly delayed due to traffic, offered little in attack in the first hour.
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