ORLANDO, Fla.\u00a0(Feb. 21, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Orlando City SC (0-1-0, 0 points)\u00a0fell\u00a01-2\u00a0to Red Bull New York (1-0-0, 3 points) on Saturday night at\u00a0Inter&Co\u00a0Stadium. The Lions now turn their attention to intrastate rivals Inter Miami CF, which they will host next Sunday, March 1, in the City Beautiful.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The Lions\u00a0went down 2-0 heading into halftime but cut the deficit in\u00a0second\u2011half stoppage time when Iv\u00e1n Angulo slipped a through ball behind the\u00a0visiting\u00a0back line to a sprinting Zakaria\u00a0Taifi. The homegrown defender drove into the box and sent a\u00a0low cross to\u00a0Tiago, who tapped it in for his first goal with the club in his Orlando City debut.\u00a0Taifi\u00a0and Angulo each recorded their first assists of the 2026 campaign on the play.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Goalkeeper Maxime\u00a0Cr\u00e9peau\u00a0also\u00a0made his club debut\u00a0on the night.\u00a0The Canadian\u00a0international\u00a0finished with 11 saves, tying the Lions\u2019 single\u2011game record for most saves in a regular\u2011season match, a mark previously set by former homegrown goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Four\u00a0additional\u00a0players made their Orlando City\u00a0debuts\u00a0in the home opener: defender Griffin Dorsey,\u00a0acquired\u00a0via trade from Houston Dynamo FC; defender Iago; and midfielder Braian Ojeda, all of whom earned their first\u00a0starts\u00a0for the Lions.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
2026 MLS SuperDraft pick Nolan Miller also made his professional\u00a0debut\u00a0with Orlando City, entering the match as a halftime substitute.<\/p>\n
\n Scoring Summary:<\/p>\n
8\u2019\u00a0Julian\u00a0Hall (Emil\u00a0Forsberg, Cade Cowell)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0RBNY 1, ORL 0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n 40\u2019\u00a0Julian Hall (Adri Mehmeti)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0RBNY 2, ORL 0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n