Orlando City star Mauricio Pereyra didn’t give D.C. United any time to breathe on Sunday night as he punched in an early goal to lift the Lions in a high-paced 1-0 road win.
Pereyra netted the game-winning goal in the seventh minute, collecting a ricocheting ball in the box and bodying off a defender before he buried the ball.
The goal was ultimately the Lions’ only shot on frame in a physical night of exhausting end-to-end action between the two teams. But it was enough to cement the Lions’ second win and third shutout of the season, moving the team up to second place in the Eastern Conference table.