ORLANDO, Fla. — Antoine Griezmann had a hand in three goals Saturday night as Orlando City SC pulled away from D.C. United for a 4-1 home win at Inter.co Stadium in Orlando.
Griezmann opened the scoring in the 15th minute, trading quick passes with Daryl Dike and Martín Ojeda before finishing. The goal stretched his run of MLS games with at least a goal or an assist to 10 straight.
Seven minutes later the two attackers swapped jobs. Griezmann floated a ball over the D.C. back line, and Ojeda, who earlier in the week became the club’s career scoring leader across all competitions, finished it with a scorpion kick inside the far post for a 2-0 lead.
D.C. United got one back in first-half stoppage time when Tai Baribo scored from the penalty spot after a foul in the box on a corner. Five minutes into the second half, Griezmann stole the ball off a careless D.C. pass and buried his second of the night. Marco Pašalić added the fourth goal in the final seconds of stoppage time, racing in alone after Justin Ellis slipped him behind the defense and slotting it past D.C. keeper Sean Johnson.
Orlando made only two changes to the lineup from its midweek draw at Toronto, with Zakaria Taifi stepping in for Vinícius Noguiera, who was ruled out, and Dike starting up front. Ellis and Pašalić both came off the bench after missing the previous match.
The win lifts Orlando to 12-13-5 with 41 points and keeps the club in an automatic playoff spot with four regular-season games left. D.C. United fell to 7-10-12. Orlando hosts New York City FC next Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
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