Most people called Saturday night’s Orlando City match a must-win.
Anything less than three points would further diminish the Lions’ already slim chance to make the playoffs this season.
Despite an overall strong performance, a raucous sell-out crowd of 25,527 and a Columbus Crew (11-12-3, 36 points) side down to 10 men in the second half, the Lions (8-10-7, 21 points) walked away with a 1-1 draw at Orlando City Stadium.
“From my point of view, it’s a result we didn’t want, of course,” Lions coach Jason Kreis said. “We wanted three points in the worst possible way.