Orlando City’s 2-1 win over New York City FC on Saturday night showed a budding chemistry building on the pitch between 2018 MLS Rookie of the Year finalist Chris Mueller and new Lion Tesho Akindele. Those two players scored the Orlando goals to lift the Lions from a 1-0 deficit to a victory, with Akindele not only assisting on Mueller’s tally but also creating space for the goal by dragging a defender away.
“(Mueller’s) had a great little partnership with Tesho and I thought he took his goal well,” said Head Coach James O’Connor after the match on Saturday night.