ORLANDO, Fla. (April 22, 2026) – Orlando City SC (2-6-1, 7 points) defeated Charlotte FC (4-3-2, 14 points) 4-1 behind a Martín Ojeda brace on Wednesday night at Inter&Co Stadium.
The Lions opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Midfielder Luís Otávio hit an outside-the-foot shot from distance off a ball from Zakaria Taifi. The goal was Luís Otávio’s first professional tally, while Taifi recorded his second career assist.
Charlotte FC responded in the 33rd minute through Morrison Agyemang, who found the back of the net off of a corner kick to level the match.
The teams went into halftime level before City regained its lead just four minutes into the second half off a strike from Ojeda. Tiago found Justin Ellis, who drove into the box before laying off a ball that Ojeda struck home on his first touch.
Ojeda added his second goal of the match in the 61st minute off a direct free kick, bending his shot around the wall to beat Kristijan Kahlina at his near post. The brace marked the second time this season the midfielder has recorded a multi-goal performance.
The Lions added a fourth goal in stoppage time as Orlando City B midfielder Ignacio Gómez, on short-term agreement through the weekend, scored his first career MLS goal in his second career MLS appearance. Gomez finished off a pass from Iván Angulo, who in tonight’s match secured his 150th appearance for the club across all competitions, to lock in all three points.
Orlando City will next hit the road to take on D.C. United on Saturday, April 25, at Audi Field for the first of four consecutive road matches. Kickoff on Apple TV is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Interim Head Coach Martín Perelman:
“I think the team is in process. We’ve been talking about it all week. The important thing is the performance. It’s hard to say that when you lose like two days ago and easier to say it when you win, but for me, the message is the same: We are working, the team is growing, the players are giving an amazing effort and we didn’t win the league today and we didn’t lose it two days ago. This is a long season. What matters is where we stand at the end. That is our mindset.”