Luis Muriel scored a goal in each half and Martín Ojeda had a goal and an assist to lead Orlando City to a 4-1 victory over Inter Miami in a Major League Soccer (MLS) match on Sunday night.
Muriel scored in the second minute to give Orlando City. But the lead that lasted just three minutes as Yannick Bright scored his first career goal — in 40 appearances — to pull Miami even.
Ojeda collected his 13th assist on Muriel’s goal, and then scored his 14th in the second half to give Orlando City a 3-1 lead, taking his tally of goal contributions to 27 — the most in the league this season.
Marco Pašalić then scored unassisted in the 88th minute — his 10th goal in his first season in the league — to complete a comfortable victory.
Miami superstar Lionel Messi, who is tied with Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge for the league lead with 18 goals, missed the match due to a right leg injury. The 38-year-old suffered August 2 in a Leagues Cup match against Necaxa.
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Messi’s 18 goals have come while playing in 18 of his club’s 23 matches.
Orlando City jumps into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Head coach Oscar Pareja needs one more victory to reach 100 across all competitions.
Miami sits in sixth place but has three matches in hand against the top four and two in hand against the fifth-place Columbus Crew.
Miami will host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday. Orlando City will host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
