So that’s what a win feels like. It has been a minute. The Lions could have folded tents and packed it in, but instead they played inspired, energetic (if imperfect) soccer for 90 minutes, winning 2-1 at home Saturday against CF Montreal. Ivan Angulo scored neither goal but factored heavily in both as the catalyst on a night when effort meant everything. Martin Perelman got his first win as interim coach, and it felt like some demons were exorcized at Inter&Co Stadium, but time will tell if it lasts with some difficult matches coming up.

We looked back at Orlando City’s first win of the 2026 season, checked our score predictions, and made our selections for Man of the Match.

Our mailbagbox asked some rather pessimistic questions, what it...