While scoring six goals is great many would put an asterisk beside that simply because of their opponents, who are by no means a difficult backline to break down. The most encouraging sign for this team is that even though the results have not gone their way over the past three games, they are not being dominated like last month, and their top goalscoring threats are starting to produce.Ī matchup with last-place Cincinnati came at the perfect time for Nashville who went into that encounter without a victory in six straight contests, their longest winless run in franchise history. While dropping those points did not help Orlando, their postseason destiny is in their hands as they are four points above the playoff bar coming into this matchup on Sunday, so if they can take care of business, they will be OK.
This is not what Oscar Pareja had envisioned from his side who had put themselves in an excellent position to qualify for the playoffs, kicking off this month with back-to-back wins, but they have not done themselves any favours in recent weeks, dropping four points from winning positions against CF Montreal and the New England Revolution before falling short versus the Crew. They were able to make a game of it in the second half and keep the game close, but in the end, it looked like they were trying too hard to make the perfect play rather than being intelligent with the ball, and as a result, Orlando are now fifth in the table with two games remaining. On Wednesday, Orlando seemed to be feeling the pressure, as they did not look loose, and the defending MLS Cup champs made them pay, taking the lead in the 20th minute, a goal that seemed to knock the stuffing out of the Lions.
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