Charlotte, Orlando City and Facundo Torres

Facundo Torres rallies Orlando City to 4-1 shootout win over Charlotte in first-round rubber match
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 on Saturday night.
Orlando City 1-1 Charlotte FC (4-1 on pens): Torres rallies hosts to set up shootout win
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 eliminates Charlotte FC to get to MLS East semifinal match vs. Atlanta United
The Game 3 match was 1-1 at the end of regulation before goalkeeper Pedro Gallese came up big in the shootout to keep Orlando City’s season alive.
Charlotte FC's playoff run ends in penalty kicks against Orlando City
But a late-match penalty was awarded to Orlando after a supposed shirt pull, and midfielder Facundo Torres broke through Charlotte goalkeeper Kristjian Kahlina's defenses to tie up the score in stoppage time. Thus, the third match - like the second - went to a penalty kick shootout.
Charlotte FC 1, Orlando City 1
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Charlotte FC eliminated from playoffs by Orlando City SC after nerve-racking penalty shootout
Tonight’s match against Orlando City SC was a ‘do-or-die’ situation for Charlotte FC in the best-of-three round of the 2024 Audi MLS Cup playoffs. Orlando City won the first round, 2-0 while Charlotte FC won 3-1 on penalty kicks in the second round.
Orlando City beats Charlotte in penalties, advance to conference semifinals
Late-game heroics from Facundo Torres and Pedro Gallese helped Orlando City clinch their round one best-of-3 series on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Torres' penalty in the dying minutes of regulation tied the scoreline 1-1 against Charlotte FC,
Charlotte FC eliminated from MLS playoffs in penalty shootout with Orlando
Charlotte FC lost its third first-round playoff match against Orlando City in the same way the team won its second match of the series.
Orlando City converts late goal, stuns Charlotte FC in penalty kicks to win MLS Cup playoff series
Charlotte FC held a lead into the 12th minute of extra time before Orlando City equalized off a rebound of a penalty kick.
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Facundo Torres misses penalty, puts rebound away for Orlando
Facundo Torres has his penalty saved, but it falls kindly for him to slot home on the rebound to take Orlando City SC to a penalty shootout vs. Charlotte FC.