The Leagues Cup opener between Orlando City SC and Pumas UNAM ended with a 1-1 draw after a penalty kick shootout. It wasn’t a return of the late-match hex. That’s been there every game. But it was a return of the Lions falling victim to it.
Orlando was fine during the first half. In the fifth minute, defender Rodrigo Schlegel caught a Martin Ojeda corner kick and banked it for the 1-0 lead. It was their earliest score in Leagues Cup play. Ojeda’s assist was his 14th of the season and tied him with former Lion Facundo Torres with 27 goal contributions in a single season.