Orlando City's run of explosive offense ended during match play, but the Lions still scored on six of seven penalties to beat Toluca 6-5 in a penalty shootout following the team's 0-0 draw at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. There were few shots, and only one shot on target, but ultimately, once the players started going to the penalty spot, things picked up. Pedro Gallese was the shining star, stopping two spot kicks and adding the winning penalty goal. As a result, Orlando is through to the Leagues Cup semifinals for the first time and will have a third Tropic Thunder matchup against Inter Miami on Wednesday.

We break down the few key moments from the quarterfinals, check back on our score predictions, and make our obvious selections for Man of the Match.

This week's mailbagbox asked where a fit Duncan McGuire fits into the current lineup, the "dumb" Leagues Cup format, and more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.

OCB will host Atlanta United 2 on Saturday, and it's high time the Young Lions snapped out of their funk and put together a complete performance. We preview the matchup.

Finally, we looked ahead to Saturday's showdown against Nashville SC. The Tennessee-based side is level with the Lions on points but holds the wins tiebreaker, making it an important first leg of the two-leg season series. We look back on the series history, provide our key matchups and make our predictions for the final score.

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Here’s how No. 499 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City's offense looked like one that played late Saturday night into Sunday in heavy weather and then made a cross-country trip. And then the Lions won in penalties.

22:41 – The mailbagbox has both statements and questions.

44:59 - OCB hosts Atlanta 2, and the Lions visit Nashville for a pivotal Eastern Conference matchup.

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