Orlando City SC defeated Toronto FC 4-2 in an MLS match marked by Orlando's early dominance and Toronto's late rally.
Orlando City SC secured a convincing 4-2 victory over Toronto FC in an MLS match held at Inter & Co Stadium on Saturday. The Lions dominated the first half, scoring two goals in quick succession to take a commanding lead. Uruguay's Cesar Araujo opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with a beautifully executed free kick that curved past the Toronto wall and found the back of the net.
Two minutes later, young fullback Alex Freeman, making his first MLS start since signing as a homegrown player in 2022, doubled the lead with a well-placed shot after a precise pass from Kyle Smith. \Orlando continued to press in the second half, extending their lead through Ramiro Enrique in the 63rd minute and Dagur Thorhallsson in the 81st minute. Toronto, however, managed to pull two goals back through Sigurd Rosted in the 72nd minute and Deybi Flores in the 86th minute. Despite the late resurgence, Toronto ultimately fell short in their bid to overcome the Lions' early dominance.\The victory propelled Orlando to an improved record of 1-1-0, while Toronto remained winless at 0-1-1. Toronto coach Robin Fraser made two changes to his bench for this match, with Ola Brynhildsen and Lazar Stefanovic replacing Derrick Etienne Jr. and Raoul Petretta. Notably absent from the Toronto squad was out-of-favour winger Lorenzo Insigne. Orlando, on the other hand, continued their positive run against Toronto, extending their dominance to an 8-1-1 record since Oscar Pareja took over as coach
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