Tyrese Spicer scored in the second half and Maxime Cr\u00e9peau made it stand up as Orlando City ended Eastern Conference-leading Nashville SC\u2019s 10-match unbeaten run…<\/p>\n
ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) \u2014 Tyrese Spicer scored in the second half and Maxime Cr\u00e9peau made it stand up as Orlando City ended Eastern Conference-leading Nashville SC’s 10-match unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Spicer subbed into the match in the 53rd minute then used assists from 18-year-old rookie Justin Ellis and defender Adri\u00e1n Mar\u00edn in the 72nd to score his career-best third goal this season. Ellis collected his fifth assist in 10 appearances and Marin snagged his fourth \u2014 after entering in the 69th minute.<\/p>\n
Cr\u00e9peau totaled three saves for his second shutout in 16 starts for Orlando City (6-9-2), which entered in 10th place in the East.<\/p>\n
Rookie Brian Schwake turned away four shots for Nashville (12-2-3), which had won five in a row and gone 8-0-2 during its unbeaten run. Schwake came in with 11 goals allowed and eight clean sheets through his first 16 starts.<\/p>\n
Nashville has scored just two goals in its last three matches but was coming off two straight 1-0 victories \u2014 over Atlanta United and CF Montreal.<\/p>\n
Orlando City posted a 4-0 road win over the San Jose Earthquakes in its first match following the two-month World Cup break.<\/p>\n
Nashville beat Orlando City 5-0 at home in March and was trying for the first sweep in a series Orlando City now leads 6-4-4.<\/p>\n
Nashville’s only other loss this season came on April 4 \u2014 1-0 to the Fire in Chicago.<\/p>\n
\nUp next <\/p>\n
Nashville: Visits D.C. United on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Orlando: Visits the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.<\/p>\n