ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in months, Orlando City striker Dom Dwyer had a reason to do a backflip.
By the time Orlando City’s Saturday night match against Toronto FC was over, the entire club had reason to celebrate. At long last, their two-month nightmare was finally over.
Orlando City (7-11-1, 22 points) snapped a franchise-record nine-match losing skid in league play with a 2-1 victory over slumping Toronto FC (4-11-4, 16 points) in front of an announced crowd of 23,420 at Orlando City Stadium.
That crowd had every reason to cheer for Orlando City, which after two months of losing, showed how good things could be with new coach James O’Connor at the helm.