Orlando City got out to an early lead in a must-win MLS home match Saturday night but defensive lapses allowed Nashville SC back into the game before the Lions were saved by Duncan McGuire’s last-minute winner in a thrilling 3-2 victory.

“It was a tough game. We went up early, but that was a very good team and they battled back and didn’t make it easy for us,” McGuire said. “I feel like we had some struggles in the second half with the shaping, with their build-out. They did a good job at holding possession against us, but in the end, it’s a good team win, and glad we got the job done.”

Orlando City (14-7-9, 51 points) moved ahead of Nashville (15-11-5, 50 points) into sixth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Martin Ojeda opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a beautiful free

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