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The Boys from Brampton stood tall on Saturday night at Audi Field as Toronto FC snapped a five-game losing streak with a hard-fought 2-2 draw at DC United.
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Brampton native Jonathan Osorio, coming into the game as a substitute in the second half, scored on a rebound in the 89th minute to give TFC the tie and a point. The other goal scored by TFC came via another Brampton native, Ako Akinola. Twice in the match, played under extremely hot and humid conditions, TFC came back after falling behind. Osorio picked up a yellow card in the 80th minute shortly after coming into the game after a bad foul. The Canadian international was fortunate it wasn’t a red. Osorio had missed Toronto’s last two games with a lower body injury.
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TFC now has three wins, seven losses and three draws on the season and have yet to win on the road. Heading into Saturday’s match, Toronto had gone three straight games without a goal.
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Michael Estrada put DC United 2-1 in the second half, after the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw in the first half. Edison Flores put the Red and Black ahead 1-0 in the first half before the goal by the 22-year-old Akinola, who started for the first time since injuring his knee last July playing for Canada, tied it for Toronto.
The Reds, who have had a depleted lineup pretty well the entire 2022 MLS season, were without midfielders Alejandro Pozuelo and Noble Okello, fullbacks Jacob Shaffelburg, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty and Kadin Chung, and defender Chris Mavinga.
The Reds have yet to record a clean sheet this season and, in fact, haven’t recorded a shutout for 21 straight games.
TFC has managed one clean sheet in its past 43 MLS matches dating back to last May.
TFC goalkeeper Alex Bono made a couple of good saves in the match against DC United