The Cup Playoffs continue this evening with a trio of decisive third matches from the Eastern Conference, including Atlanta Unitedâs trip to Miami in search of a major upset. Here is what has gone down so far. Torres (P) 98Ⲡ; SĚwiderski 81ⲠOrlando City needed a 98th minute equalizer from the spot and a penalty shootout, but they booked their place in the semifinal after a dramatic series with FC Unlike the game earlier in , the attacking play was at the forefront in Orlando in the opening exchanges of the match three affair.
Facundo Torres hit the post twice in a matter of minutes as pushed for the opener in front of their home fans, but it was who put the ball in the back of the net first. In the dying minutes of the first-half, Patrick Agyemang slotted home a superb chip to seemingly give the visitors the lead, but the strikerâs celebrations were cut short when the referee raised his flag after Agyemang caught offside in the buildup. Charlotte did finally take the lead in the final 10 minutes however, when a lightning counter-attack was capped off by second-half sub Karol SĚwiderski.
While it appeared would hold on and book their semifinal ticket, a late shirt-pull in the box saw Orlando awarded a penalty deep into stoppage-time, which Facundo Torres initially saw saved but the Uruguayan tapped home his own rebound to send the affair to a penalty shootout. Veteran keeper Pedro Gallese made a pair of huge saves in the shootout, ensuring Orlando held on to book th.
