New York City FC emerged with credit from a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Wednesday night.
Here’s Five Points from an entertaining night’s play at the Exploria Stadium, presented by Etihad…
Test of Character
Falling behind early against an in-form Orlando team who were unbeaten in 10 coming into this match, many teams would have wilted, but NYCFC stood up to pass this test of character with flying colors.
Although Ronny Deila’s men only took a point back from Orlando, it felt like a big night for City as they rallied to dominate the final 75 minutes of the match.