Paredes got and converted safely, with a cross shot from the right leg that fooled the goalkeeper, the 1-1 penalty when his team had just kept ten men for the red against Mexican José Carlos Van Rankin.
Orlando City had gone ahead five minutes into the extra period thanks to Brazilian Junior Urso, who took advantage of a good assist from his compatriot Alexandre Pato to beat the goalkeeper with an elegant touch with the outside of the right.
Portland is ninth in the Western Conference while Orlando is fourth in the Eastern Conference, although both clubs have one more game on their rivals.
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