Overview
- Orlando went down to 10 men in the 16th minute when goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was sent off for handling outside the area, prompting Javier Otero to replace him.
- Agustín Ojeda opened the scoring in the 21st minute, Nicolás Fernández added a header in the 42nd, and Maxi Moralez converted a first-half stoppage-time penalty.
- Keaton Parks netted a quick brace after the break with goals in the 49th and 54th minutes to cap the five-goal performance.
- NYCFC controlled roughly 68% of possession and outshot Orlando 13-4, with goalkeeper Matt Freese making just one save.
- The result gives NYCFC seven points from three matches while Orlando’s league start slipped to 0-3-0.