1. What a night in Columbus. Orlando City SC, after going down a goal in the second half, scored three unanswered to flip the switch and get a massive three points on the road against the Columbus Crew.
2. The first 45 minutes were filled with a lot of chances, but no goals. Luis Muriel had two chances to get the Lions on the board, but Crew keeper Patrick Schulte came up with some big stops. On the other end, Columbus got a number of shots away, but just one challenged Pedro Gallese fully, as he came up with a big save himself.
3. The second half is where a lot of the action happened in the match. The back and forth continued before an unfortunate handball called on Marco Pašalić gave Diego Rossi and the Crew a penalty, which Crew attacker converted.
4. Normally that would buoy the confidence of the home side, but it was Orlando which looked the more dangerous side after conceding. Immediately after the Crew goal, Ramiro Enrique came into the game. Over the past couple years, he's been a bit of a Crew killer, with his performance back in 2023 being the catalyst, scoring twice in stoppage time to win the game for Orlando. Tonight, he managed to bring that magic to Lower.com Field.
5. The equalizer from Enrique was equal parts his finish and the service from Iván Angulo. A great ball from Martín Ojeda got Angulo into space, but then a left-footed floating cross into the box picked out Enrique perfectly, allowing him to rise up like a salmon and head the ball past Schulte to tie the game.
6. Just three minutes later, it was almost a carbon-copy goal for the Lions. Ojeda, in the middle of the park, found Angulo, who this time played a one-time cross on the ground to Enrique to tap in and give the Lions the lead. A very quick turn of events for Orlando as that seemed to give the confidence to the team to see out the result.
7. For good measure, though, Ojeda decided to get in on the fun and put the game away for sure. Halfway through the 10 minutes of stoppage time, a great read of a play by Alex Freeman started the counter attack for Orlando. With so many Crew players pushed up to try and find the equalizer, it allowed Martín to slip in behind and make a run to goal. Freeman picked him out in stride, as one touch and shot later, Ojeda was netting his 13th goal of the regular season.
8. The performances from the three attackers of Orlando were all incredible, but for Ojeda, tonight marked yet another team record broken. With 13 goals and 13 assists across all competitions, the Argentine DP has now passed Nani for most goal contributions in a season. He also continues to stretch his own team record of goal contributions in a row, now with 10 matches and counting. Tincho truly is coming into his own in 2025.
9. As the final whistle went and the victory was sealed for Orlando, it also marked a historic moment for the home side. To this point, the Crew had not lost a match at Lower.com field this season. But now, that perfect record has a blemish on it, thanks to Orlando.
10. The Lions now take a break from league action as they head into Leagues Cup play, with their first match coming on Wednesday night at Inter&Co Stadium against Pumas UNAM. That match will kick off at 8 p.m. ET with tickets available here.
