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Tesho Akindele Nets Game-Winner as Lions Defeat Toronto 1-0 at Exploria Stadium

ORLANDO, Fla. (May 22, 2021) - Orlando City SC (3-0-3, 12 points) extended its Club-record unbeaten stretch to start an MLS campaign on Saturday night, defeating Toronto FC (1-3-2, 5 points) by a score of 1-0 at Exploria Stadium for its sixth-consecutive result of the year. Tesho Akindele scored the eventual game-winner in the 12th minute of play, now having played a role in all three of the Lions’ deciding finishes in 2021.

Silvester van der Water recorded his first start for the Lions in the match, logging 59 minutes and earning the assist on Akindele’s game-winner.