Orlando City’s hopes of unseating Eastern Conference titan New England surged, then splintered in the 75th minute of Saturday’s game at Gillette Stadium.
The Lions (10-8-8, 38) trailed for all but a handful of minutes in the match against the top-ranked Revolution. But a penalty kick drawn by Daryl Dike gave the Lions a chance to equalize for a much-needed road point.
Captain Luis Nani strode to the touch line and sent the ball floundering directly up the middle of the goal and into the torso of keeper Matt Turner.
Turner hadn’t dove hard to either side.