Nani left a second-half penalty too close to the goalkeeper and squandered a great chance to put Orlando City ahead. Bu the captain redeemed himself in a penalty shootout after Joao Moutinho’s 90th-minute goal sent the match to spot kicks. Orlando out-lasted LAFC 5-4 in the shootout to advance to the semifinals after a 1-1 draw in the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Shortly after Nani’s miss in regulation, Bradley Wright-Phillips put LAFC on top. As time wound down it looked like the Lions would bow out of the tournament after a strong showing against perhaps the league’s best team despite outplaying LAFC for much of the night.