By Canadian Press

Nani’s late goal lifts Orlando City over Whitecaps 1-0.

Apr 20, 2019 | 4:06 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. — Luís Carlos “Nani” Almeida da Cunha scored in the closing minutes to help Orlando City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday.

Sacha Kljestan came on for Will Johnson in the 76th minute and first-timed a cross by Ruan Carlos Gomes Costa da Silva that deflected off Nani in the 88th.

Orlando City (3-3-2) outshot Vancouver (1-5-2) 16-6 and had 60.6% possession.

Zac MacMath made his debut, starting in place of Maxime Crépeau (rest) with the Whitecaps and had three saves, including stops in the 47th and 60th minutes.

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Brian Rowe, who signed with Orlando City in the off-season after starting 10 games for Vancouver in 2018, had two saves in his second shutout of the season.

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