Young players shouldered Orlando City’s playoff hopes in a comeback 2-2 draw at Nashville on Wednesday night, snapping the team’s four-game losing streak.
The Lions (10-8-9, 39) barely had a chance to get into rhythm before disaster struck when Sebas Méndez ceded a penalty kick in the 11th minute.
Keeper Pedro Gallese came close to saving the day when he knocked down the initial shot, but Hany Mukhtar blazed past the Orlando City defense into the box to knock in the opening goal.
The penalty dug the Lions into a deficit, but Daryl Dike sparked a second-half comeback to pull the team back for a point.