Facing a Texas-based team for the second time in as many games, Orlando City (7-19-4, 25 points) visited FC Dallas (16-6-9, 57 points) in a battle against the best of the west. The Lions battled hard on the road in the first half, but the home side showed its quality in the second, handing Orlando City a 2-0 loss on goals from Santiago Mosquera and Victor Ulloa.
With the loss, the Lions have gone four games without scoring a goal, and have just won win in the last 21 matches (1-17-3).
Orlando City was officially eliminated from playoff contention earlier in the day but came out strong against an FC Dallas team that sat on top of the Western Conference standings.