TORONTO Teenage substitute Ralph Priso scored his first MLS goal to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls in MLS play Wednesday.
After Polish striker Patryk Klimala put the visitors ahead in the 46th minute, Priso pulled Toronto even in the 62nd minute. Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel was only able to tip a high Yeferson Soteldo cross away and the ball went straight to Priso whose left-footed shot bounced off the ground and into the goal on Toronto’s first shot on target.
The goal, in Priso’s 11th career MLS game, brought Toronto and the fans at BMO Field to life with Soteldo starting to attack down the left wing
Recap & Highlights: Toronto FC come from behind to salvage a point against the New York Red Bulls
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The only thing better than watching the Toronto summer sunset is watching that sunset during a TFC game at BMO Field.
Javier Perez’s men came from 1-0 down to salvage a point in their second match at BMO Field in the space of five days. The draw means that TFC are now on a three match unbeaten streak, their longest run of the season so far. Progress nonetheless after the Reds lost six straight games between May 22nd and July 3rd.
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Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo (10) is defended by New York Red Bulls midfielder Frankie Amaya (8) during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Katsarov July 21, 2021 - 8:05 PM
TORONTO - It s slow progress and there s a long way to go but Toronto FC is digging its way out of the deep hole it dug itself this season.
Thanks to a goal by teenage substitute Ralph Priso, TFC rallied to tie the New York Red Bulls 1-1 in MLS play Wednesday.
Toronto (2-8-4) is now unbeaten in three games (1-0-2) under interim coach Javier Perez, who took over from the fired Chris Armas in the wake of a six-match losing streak (and seven-game winless run). In those three matches, Perez has already matched the points total Armas had in his 11 games in charges.
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Soteldo s offence and penchant for taking on defenders one-on-one is welcome, especially with Tuesday s news that 21-year-old striker Ayo Akinola is out for the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee Sunday in Canada s 1-0 loss to the U.S. at the Gold Cup.
Akinola s absence also makes Jozy Altidore s presence all the more important. The veteran forward scored Saturday in his return to action after being on the outs with the club for eight weeks. The goal helped TFC to a 1-1 tie with Orlando City.
Altidore was quick to praise Soteldo s work. Anybody that has a football brain can see what this kid brings, he said. The way he wants the ball. He never hides. He wants to get on the ball, he wants to be a match-winner.