Toronto FC II (11W-12L-4T, 39 points) came up short in a 3-1 road loss against Orlando City B (11W-9L-7T, 44 points) on Sunday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Florida.<\/p>\n
Toronto FC II Head Coach Gianni Cimini made a sole change from his side\u2019s 4-2 victory against Columbus Crew 2 on Tuesday with Lucas Dawson coming into the starting eleven for Daniel Stampatori.<\/p>\n
After an evenly contested opening 25 minutes, Orlando City B broke the deadlock in the 27th minute when Issah Haruna slipped a through ball into the box for Ignacio G\u00f3mez, who calmly finished to put the hosts in front.<\/p>\n
The Lions doubled their advantage 15 minutes later when Gustavo Caraballo picked up a short pass from Harvey Sarajian in his own half before a long run was capped off with a left-footed finesse effort from outside the box.<\/p>\n
The hosts extended their lead in the 58th minute, when Issah Haruna found Harvey Sarajian in space on the left flank, who drove into the box before drilling a low shot to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n
Toronto FC II pushed for a response throughout the second half and came close through Jahmarie Nolan, Marko Stojadinovic and Damar Dixon, but Orlando City B goalkeeper Tristan Himes was on hand to make a series of important saves and preserve the hosts\u2019 three-goal advantage.<\/p>\n
TFC II were awarded a penalty in the 84th minute when Orlando City B captain Tristan Himes brought down substitute D\u00e9kwon Barrow inside the box. Substitute Elias Khodri stepped up from 12 yards and calmly picked out the bottom-right corner to reduce the deficit the visitors\u2019 deficit to two.<\/p>\n
The 85th minute spot-kick marked Khodri\u2019s sixth goal of the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.<\/p>\n
The Young Reds\u2019 push for a late second-half comeback ultimately fell short as Orlando City B held on for a 3-1 victory in the Sunshine State, a result that officially ended the Young Reds\u2019 postseason hopes for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season.<\/p>\n