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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tesho Akindele scored his first purpose of the season and it got here within the 89th minute off his personal deflected shot to ship Orlando Metropolis SC to a 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Sunday.
Neither group scored till Ercan Kara linked for his team-high eighth purpose of the season, giving Orlando Metropolis (10-10-6) a 1-0 lead within the 62nd minute.
McKinze Gaines pulled Charlotte (10-15-2) even 4 minutes later along with his first purpose this season.
Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina bought a hand on Akindele’s first shot on purpose, however the ball bounced proper again to him and his second shot was true.
Orlando Metropolis beat an enlargement group on the highway for the primary time in its historical past after going 0-5-4 in its earlier 9 tries.
Pedro Gallese saved two pictures for Orlando Metropolis. Kahlina completed with 5 saves for Charlotte.
Additionally, Orlando Metropolis introduced that ahead Alexandre Pato will endure exploratory surgical procedure on his proper knee on Sept. 9 in his native Brazil. A restoration timeline for the 32-year-old is unknown.
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