MONTREAL — Iván Angulo scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to rally Orlando City to a 2-2 draw with CF Montreal on Saturday night.
What You Need To Know
- Iván Angulo's goal in the second-half stoppage time helped Orlando City finish with a 2-2 draw with Montreal
- Montreal jumped to the early lead, but Facundo Torres evened it up just minutes later on a penalty kick
- Pedro Gallese had three saves for Orlando City
- The Lions' next game is against Toronto FC at home next Saturday
"I saw Tincho [Martín Ojeda] bringing it up into space on the left wing and he found himself in a good spot and I saw a space that I could attack, and I was able to attack the space right behind the back of the of the fullback there," Angulo said. "Thankfully, Tincho was able to give me the ball, and all I had to do was push it in to get that tying goal.”
Angulo’s first goal of the season came after Ariel Lassiter scored to give Montreal a 2-1 lead in the 88th minute.
Montreal (3-3-2) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute when Mason Toye used an assist from Samuel Piette to score his first goal of the season in his first start and third appearance.
Facundo Torres pulled Orlando City (2-3-3) even in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick. Torres notched his first goal of the campaign with a left-footed shot to the top-left corner of the net. The PK came after Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois was hit with a yellow card. It was Torres’ 31st career goal with Orlando City, tying him with Nani for second most in club history. Cyle Larin tops the list with 44.
Lassiter used Sunusi Ibrahim’s first assist of the season to score for the second week in a row.
Ojeda and Duncan McGuire, who both subbed in in the second half, notched assists on Angulo’s equalizer.
Pedro Gallese, who was aiming for his 50th Major League Soccer victory, finished with three saves for Orlando City.
Sirois did not save a shot for Montreal.
"We could have walked out with three points against a good team, but the development of the game itself during the whole part was very competitive," Lions coach Oscar Pareja said. "I thought we played an excellent first half. We could maybe be clearer in those last actions there, but we really played well. Second half, they [Montréal] had some momentum, they got the goal, but after that, we, I think we dominated the game.”
Montreal, which opened the season with six consecutive matches on the road, beat Cincinnati last week in its home opener.
Montreal leads the all-time series 9-8-5, including a 5-3-2 mark at home. The two clubs opened the season with a scoreless draw in Orlando.
Orlando City returns home to play Toronto FC next Saturday. Montreal hits the road to play the defending-champion Columbus Crew next Saturday.