Orlando Goals: Akindele 34', Mueller 37'
NYCFC Goals: Moralez 30'
New York City FC continued preparations for their fifth MLS campaign with a hard-fought exhibition match vs. Orlando City SC at the inaugural Orlando City Invitational.
In a competitive game, Maxi Moralez gave NYCFC the lead on the half-hour mark before Orlando replied through quickfire goals before the interval from Tesho Akindele and Chris Mueller to edge this practice game.
In the first of two games in Florida, Domènec Torrent named a strong starting XI with Jesus Medina, Maxi Moralez, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and Jonathan Lewis in the most advanced positions.