The Lions continued their metamorphosis under Oscar Pareja last night in a closed-door scrimmage at Exploria Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rowdies out of the USL Championship. While not your typical I-4 Derby, at least the Lions got the win in a 2-1 final.
Orlando City fell behind 1-0 on a goal by Kyle Murphy shortly after halftime. Jordan Bender equalized for the Lions and Junior Urso scored the game-winner on a header from a brilliant cross by Joao Moutinho on the left side.
Only the first 15 minutes were open to the media.