Orlando City beats CF Montreal 3-0 to set club records with 54 points and 15 wins

CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois, right, protects the goal against a kick by Orlando City midfielder Martín Ojeda, left, during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski) (Kevin Kolczynski, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dagur Thórhallsson and Facundo Torres each scored in the second half and Orlando City beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday night to set a club record with 54 points and 15 wins.

Orlando (15-7-9) is unbeaten in 13 straight home matches in all competitions, with eight wins, having not lost at Exploria Stadium since April. The Lions topped last season's record win total of 14.

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Montreal (11-16-4) had won three straight meetings with Orlando, including a 2-0 home win on May 6. Montreal is winless in a season-long six straight regular-season matches, with four losses.

Orlando took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute on an own goal by Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois. A shot by Torres hit the post and bounded off the back of Sirois into the goal.

Torres capped the scoring in the 54th, four minutes after a goal by Thórhallsson.

Both teams play on Wednesday, with Orlando visiting Nashville while Montreal hosts the Houston Dynamo.

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