Orlando makes the playoffs with 2-0 win over Montreal
Posted November 07, 2021 6:00 am
MONTREAL (AP) - Orlando City FC didn't just beat CF Montreal 2-0 on Sunday. They also clinched an MLS playoff spot.
Sebastian Mendez and Daryl Dike both scored in the game, which put an end to CF Montreal's playoff aspirations. Montreal (12-11-11) needed a win to make it into the playoffs.
Orlando (12-9-13) will face New York City FC in the first round of the playoffs.
The first goal came just before the hour mark, when Mendez found the ball on the right of the box and sent the ball into the top corner of the net. Orlando's second goal came when Dike went around goalkeeper Sebastian Breza and passing the ball in.
CF Montreal's Rudy Camacho was sent off in the game for diving into a tackle on Dike with his studs up.
CF Montreal's players salute their fans after losing to Orlando City in an MLS soccer game in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The scoreboard is shown close to full-time during second-half MLS soccer match action between CF Montreal and Orlando City in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Orlando City's Junior Urso, center, and Sebastian Mendez (8) celebrate a goal as CF Montreal's Joaquin Torres walks by during second-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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CF Montreal's Djordje Mihailovic reacts after Orlando City scored a goal during second-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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