Wilder Cartagena scored his second career goal in his first playoff appearance and Pedro Gallese notched his first postseason clean sheet as Orlando City opened its series against Nashville SC with a 1-0 victory.
Orlando City midfielder Wilder Cartagena, lower right, grabs the jersey of Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge, center, as he falls trying to get position on the ball during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. Nashville SC forward Jacob Shaffelburg, back right, takes a shot on goal against Orlando City midfielder Dagur Thorhallsson during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Orlando, Fla.
Cartagena, who has made 24 starts and 25 appearances this season, scored his first and only regular-season goal in a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Aug. 20. Gallese allowed six goals in three playoff starts from 2020-22.Mainz lifts Anwar El Ghazi’s suspension for social media post about Israel-Hamas warOrlando City and No. 7 seed Nashville are squaring off for the third straight postseason.
Orlando City entered the match with an 8-1-2 record and a league-high 26 points since the Leagues Cup break. Nashville became the third club to make the playoffs in each of its first four seasons, but it collected the fewest points since the break with a 2-3-5 mark. The Seattle Sounders made the postseason in each of their first 13 seasons, while the Chicago Fire did it in their first six campaigns.
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