ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2026) — Orlando City SC (12-13-6, 42 points) played to a 2-2 draw with New York City FC (8-12-11, 35 points) on Saturday night at Inter.co Stadium.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 18th minute when Alonso Martínez met a cross from the left wing, slipping between Iago and Maxime Crépeau to finish from close range.
Orlando City equalized in the 32nd minute when Antoine Griezmann headed in Martín Ojeda’s cross from the left wing. The goal extended Griezmann’s streak of consecutive MLS matches with a goal contribution to 11, one shy of Martín Ojeda’s club record set last season. Ojeda’s assist was his 47th across all competitions, tying former captain Mauricio Pereyra for the most in club history.
Ojeda then gave Orlando the lead in the 49th minute. Iván Angulo delivered a cross from the right wing and Vinícius Nogueira headed the ball back into danger to keep the attack alive. Ojeda met it at the top of the box and finished clinically to become the first player in club history to reach 50 goals in all competitions.
New York City equalized in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time when Jonathan Shore scored from long range to secure the 2-2 draw.
Orlando City enters its final three games of the regular season with a two-game road trip beginning Wednesday, Oct. 28, against Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field (8:30 p.m. ET | Apple TV) before traveling to Charlotte FC on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Scoring Summary:
18' Alonso Martínez – NYC 1, ORL 0
32' Antoine Griezmann (Martín Ojeda, Braian Ojeda) – ORL 1, NYC 1
49' Martín Ojeda (Vinícius Nogueira, Iván Angulo) – ORL 2, NYC 1
90+10’ Jonathan Shore (James Sands) – ORL 2, NYC 2
Interim Head Coach Martín Perelman:
[T]he game was tough. Again, it wasn’t our best night, and that’s it. Unfortunately, they tied on the last play. That hurts a lot. But it’s time to digest it. We are used to being at home. We came from, I think, [9 wins] and two [draws] since we’ve been here, so now it’s [9]-3. We like to win at home. We don’t like this, and we do our best. Sometimes these things happen. The opponent plays. They had good players, and that’s it.”
Defender Vinícius Nogueira:
“A really good feeling today, my first assist for the team, and it’s a really important point for us. Of course, we wanted to get the three points, and we fought for that, but now we focus on the next game and the next three points.”
Midfielder Braian Ojeda (Interpreted from Spanish):
“Yeah, I’m happy, obviously, because I returned to the starting lineup. But I’m also frustrated at the same time because [New York City FC] was able to tie the match late. And we have to keep going. Now we have to keep working hard, keep training hard and keep looking ahead to the matches we have left to finish out the regular season.”
Match Notes
- Martín Ojeda scored his team-leading 17th goal across all competitions this season.
- Antoine Griezmann scored his 13th MLS goal of 2026, bringing his total across all competitions to 14.
- Griezmann extended his streak of MLS matches with a goal contribution to 11. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner has 21 goal contributions (14 goals, seven assists) in 19 appearances across all competitions since joining Orlando City in July.
- Griezmann became the first player in MLS history to record a goal contribution in 13 of his first 15 league matches.
- Griezmann became the second-fastest player in MLS history to reach 20 goal contributions, doing so in 15 matches. Only Lionel Messi reached the mark faster, in 14 matches.
- Martín Ojeda recorded his 47th career assist for the Lions across all competitions on Griezmann’s goal, tying former captain Mauricio Pereyra for the club record.
- The assist was Martín Ojeda’s fifth across all competitions this season.
- Braian Ojeda recorded his seventh assist across all competitions this season with a secondary assist on Griezmann’s goal.
- Vinícius Nogueira’s assist on Martín Ojeda’s goal was the defender’s first goal contribution since joining the Lions in August.
- Iván Angulo recorded his team-leading 14th assist of the season with a secondary assist on Martín Ojeda’s goal.
- Midfielder Wilder Cartagena made his 100th appearance for Orlando City across all competitions with Saturday’s start.
- The Lions extended their club-record scoring streak to 24 matches across all competitions.
- Defenders Griffin Dorsey (back) and Robin Jansson (foot) and forwards Tyrese Spicer (foot) and Tiago (illness) missed the match due to injuries. Midfielder Luís Otávio served a suspension for yellow card accumulation.
- Interim head coach Martín Perelman made three changes to the starting lineup from the previous match against D.C. United, bringing in Vinícius Nogueira, Justin Ellis and Braian Ojeda.
