Canadian international Tesho Akindele scored in the 60th minute to help OrlandoCitySC advance to the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back tournament over the impactmontreal.
Montreal was eliminated with the loss to open the knockout round of the World Cup-style tournament at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World.
“The chemistry with the group, it was very good, especially in the first half,” Orlando coach Oscar Pareja said. “The second half, I think we had much, much harder opposition. Montreal came out sharper.” Calgary-born Akindele finally got Orlando on the scoreboard. Apparent miscommunication between Diop and defender Rod Fanni allowed Akindele to dash forward and easily slot the goal.
Montreal was a third-place finisher in its group, but secured a spot among the 16 teams in the knockout rounds with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Tuesday. Saphir Tadir, who has three goals in the tournament, scored the lone goal.
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