Facundo Torres scored in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to forge a 1-1 tie, and he added a shootout goal as Orlando City beat Charlotte FC 4-1 on penalty kicks to win the rubber match of the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.

Orlando City needed a last-minute goal to take it to penalties, with their goalkeeper then making two big saves to ensure they advanced.

Orlando City faced down Charlotte FC in the deciding game of the MLS Cup playoffs, drawing even at 1-1 deep in stoppage time and dominating the ensuging penalty shootout 4-1 to advance. In what had become a theme of the series,