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Posted by
Mat Rooney,
June 26, 2016 |
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Toronto suffered their most painful loss of the season so far at the hands of Orlando City. Not only did they lose due to a questionable penalty call in the last minute of injury time but keeper Clint Irwin had to leave the game with an injury. However, Jordan Hamilton scored his first league goal and Canadian Cyle Larin scored for Orlando.
A finish Fergie would be proud of.
The Opening 45
OC dominated early. Larin got the action going early with a goal in the 5th minute, giving him his first ever goal against his hometown club. Toronto's defence seemed almost turned off for much of the first half which could have easily resulted in OC leading by a higher total going into the half but their best chances resulted in Larin hitting the post and Clint Irwin making a great save on Kaka.
The heat likely played a big role in Toronto sluggish performance. After a water break, Toronto seemed to gain some momentum and had a few chances.
The Second Half
The momentum continued for Toronto and early in the second half, Hamilton opened his MLS goal-scoring account tying the game. Toronto held strong until the 70th minute mark when Irwin went down with injury and had to be subbed out for Alex Bono, who in his MLS debut looked shaky.
OC took advantage of Bono's inexperience, with Adrian Winter scoring in the 83rd minute. But Toronto evened it up in the dying minutes with a goal by Justin Morrow before 8 minutes of injury time started.
In the final minute of injury time, Josh Williams was called for a questionable foul on Julio Baptisa in the box and was shown a red card. Kaka stepped up to take the penalty and blasted it passed Bono, winning the game for the home team.
Man of the Match
Justin Morrow
In a game where Toronto as a whole looked very shaky, it was hard to pick a standout. Morrow performed well securing an assist on Hamilton's goal and his near game-tying goal.
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