There were no late-game heroics for Orlando City this time.
No super subs who could come on and salvage a point.
Just a disappointing finish for a club eagerly – and anxiously – awaiting the return of several key pieces.
Orlando City, despite controlling possession and creating chances in the final third, couldn’t overcome a brace from Minnesota United winger Ethan Finlay and fell 2-1 to the Loons in front of an announced home crowd of 24,038.
Finlay, who had the game-winner in the 79th minute, helped Minnesota coach Adrian Heath win his first match back in Orlando against the club that fired him.