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04/22 20:46 CDT Ojeda scores 2 goals, Otvio and Gmez each add their 1st goal
in MLS; Orlando beats Charlotte
Ojeda scores 2 goals, Otvio and Gmez each add their 1st goal in MLS; Orlando
beats Charlotte
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Martn Ojeda had two goals, Luis Otvio and Ignacio
Gmez each scored his first goal in MLS, and Orlando City beat Charlotte FC 4-1
on Wednesday night to snap a four-game winless streak.
Orlando (2-6-1) had three losses and a minus-12 goal differential (13-1) during
its skid.
Maxime Crpeau had four saves for Orlando.
Otvio scored his first goal in MLS in the 21st minute. The 19-year-old, who
made his third career start, blasted a shot from beyond the penalty arc that
opened the scoring.
Morrison Agyemang --- known simply as "Morrison" --- scored his first career
goal in the 21-year-old defender's seventh start in MLS. Pep Biel played a free
kick to the back post and Agyemang headed it home to make it 1-1 in the 33rd
minute.
Ojeda's goal gave Orlando the lead for good in the 49th minute and he made it
3-1 in the 61st.
Ojeda, who had a career-best 31 goal contributions (16 goals, 15 assists ---
both career highs) in 2025, has four (all goals) this season.
Gmez capped the scoring in the 87th minute.
Kristijan Kahlina stopped two shots for Charlotte (4-3-2).
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