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Lions cope with early injury issues

Orlando City coach Adrian Heath was forced to make two early substitutions against the Montreal Impact Saturday night, but the coach hopes the long-term impact will be limited.

Rafael Ramos, who had some issues keeping up with Montreal star Ignacio Piatti in the first half, went down with a hamstring injury and Kevin Alston subbed on to replace him in the 35th minute.

"We're hoping it's not too bad," Heath said of Ramos' injury after the Lions' 2-1 win.

In the 39th minute, Tommy Redding subbed on to replace Seb Hines, who returned to the lineup for the first time since battling an injury of his own.