Minus the obvious highlight of Nani stepping onto the Orlando City Stadium pitch for his first minutes, the new Lion with the standout performance of Saturday’s game had to be Tesho Akindele. He managed to put his first ever shot as a Lion into the back of the net, thanks in part to an assist from fellow striker Dom Dwyer, who had only been in the match for about five minutes, securing the draw in the process. What a way to introduce himself to the Orlando City faithful.
Unfortunately, soon after scoring his goal, Akindele had to be subbed off due to some cramping from going all-out for the previous 75 minutes.