MONTREAL — Ivan Angulo scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to lift Orlando City to a 2-2 draw with CF Montreal on Saturday night.
What you need to know
- Ivan Angulo's goal in second-half stoppage time gave Orlando City a 2-2 draw with Montreal.
- Montreal took an early lead, but Facundo Torres tied it with a penalty minutes later.
- Pedro Gallese made three saves for Orlando City.
- The Lions' next game is next Saturday at home against Toronto FC.
“I saw Tincho. [Martín Ojeda] I brought him into the space on the left and he found himself in a good position and I saw a space that I could attack, so I was able to attack the space behind the full-back there,” Angulo said. . “Thankfully Tincho was able to give me the ball and all I had to do was push it in and score the equalizer.”
Angulo's first goal of the season came after Ariel Lassiter scored in the 88th minute to give Montreal a 2-1 lead.
Montreal (3-3-2) took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute when Mason Toy, making his first start and third appearance, scored his first goal of the season on an assist from Samuel Piette.
Facundo Torres pulled away for Orlando City (2-3-3) with another penalty kick in the 22nd minute. Torres scored his first goal of the season with his left-footed shot into the top left corner of the goal. The penalty came after Montreal goaltender Jonathan Sirois received a yellow card. It was Torres' 31st career goal for Orlando City, tying him with Nani for second place in club history. Cyle Larin leads with 44.
Lassiter scored for the second straight week, taking advantage of Sunusi Ibrahim's first assist of the season.
Ojeda and Duncan McGuire both came on as substitutes in the second half and assisted on Angulo's equalizing goal.
Pedro Gallese, seeking his 50th Major League Soccer win, made three saves for Orlando City.
Silois couldn't save the shot for Montreal.
Lions coach Oscar Pareja said, “We could have taken three points against a good team and lost, but the whole game itself was very competitive.'' “I thought we played great in the first half. Maybe we could have made it clearer in the last action, but we played really well. In the second half, they played really well.” [Montréal] We had the momentum and scored the goal, but I think we dominated the match after that. ”
Montreal opened the season with six consecutive away games and defeated Cincinnati in its home opener last week.
Montreal leads the series with a total of 9 wins, 8 losses, and 5 draws, including a 5-3-2 mark at home. Both clubs opened the season with a scoreless draw in Orlando.
Orlando City returns home next Saturday to face Toronto FC. Montreal heads off to play the defending champion Columbus Crew next Saturday.
