Orlando City looked sluggish at times in a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on a rainy Saturday night, but the Lions held on to earn a valuable MLS point at home.

“We played really well. We had a difficult opponent. They also did really well, so it was a difficult game,” Orlando City forward Marco Pašalić said. “I’m happy that we took one point. It’s better than no point.”

Seventh in the Eastern Conference, Orlando City (14-7-11, 53 points) is three points behind fourth-place Charlotte FC with two games remaining in the regular season in the Lions’ effort to improve their playoff slot.

Columbus (13-8-12, 51 points) opened the scoring in the 32nd minute off the boot of Andres Herrera. Lassi Lappalainen’s cross found Herrera in the box, and he had no trouble poking it past goalkeeper Pedro

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