Orlando City overcame all sorts of odds in holding Chicago Fire to a 0-0 draw on Sunday night, overcoming 40 minutes of 10-v-11 soccer and 28 minutes of 9-v-11 after that to hold the second-place Fire off the board. It was the kind of gritty performance that can galvanize a team and build mental toughness that will prove critical over the course of a full MLS season.
But not only did Orlando City record its second straight clean sheet despite only playing level for 26 minutes, the Lions did it with a relative dearth of experience on the back line, where PC and Léo Pereira manned the left side of the defense at fullback and center back, respectively.