Austin FC scores in injury time to defeat injury-ravaged Toronto FC 1-0
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Substitute Gyasi Zardes scored in stoppage time to give Austin FC a 1-0 victory over injury-ravaged Toronto FC on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the MLS clubs.
Substitute Gyasi Zardes scored in stoppage time to give Austin FC a 1-0 victory over injury-ravaged Toronto FC on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the MLS clubs.
Substitute Adam Lundkvist's cross was not cleared with Nick Lima's ensuing backward header hitting the crossbar. The ball came back to Zardes who headed it home for his 99th career MLS goal.
The goal had been a long time coming. Austin outshot the visitors 16-4 (3-0 in shots on target).
Toronto, meanwhile, has not scored in league play since C.J. Sapong's strike in a 1-0 win over New York City FC on April 29 -- a drought of 304 minutes.
It was one-way traffic in the first half with Austin having more than 60 per cent of possession and Toronto not recording a shot on goal. The home side hit the woodwork twice in the opening 45 minutes but none of its eight shots were on target.
A change in formation and personnel helped Toronto become more competitive in the second half.
Toronto (2-5-7) has won just one of its last 11 games (1-5-5) in all competitions. It is winless in its last five outings (0-4-1) during which it has been outscored 7-1.
