Orlando City came into Wednesday night’s home match against Necaxa needing a win to have any chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.

The Lions more than delivered, winning 5-1 and putting themselves in an optimal position to advance.

“We come into this game now having a great result, looking ahead to an important game for us this weekend, and tonight was a great result to put us in a great spot in the tournament,” Orlando City forward Luis Muriel said. “We have to wait for a couple more results, but we put ourselves in a great spot tonight, and it leads into a great, tough battle this weekend.”

Martin Ojeda scored the first goal of the game in the 15th minute on a quick move from Orlando. Alex Freeman’s pass found Ojeda outside the box, and the Argentinian voll

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