It took a penalty-kick shootout to resolve 90 minutes of a 0-0 draw in the 2025 Leagues Cup tournament. But Orlando City SC did it, defeating Deportivo Toluca on penalties 6-5.
It took focus and tactical execution that wasn’t possible for the Orlando City squad last season. Toluca is the team needed to worry about the most in the Leagues Cup. And they did.
In previous matches in this competition, the Lions relied heavily on their Designated Players. Luis Muriel, Martin Ojeda, and Marco Pasalic contributed seven of the nine team goals in their first three games.