MLS
Toronto FCTOR
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FINAL
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ColumbusCLB
Match Timeline
- Match ends, Toronto FC 3, Columbus Crew SC 1.
50th official match for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Marc Dos Santos era: ⚽️Won 13 ⚽️Drew 11 ⚽️Lost 26 ⚽️Goals s… https://t.co/qxkY5fnfdQ
I guess you could say we're renting The Rent...
- Postgame thoughts on what worked for Toronto FC in a second half that was one of their best performances for some t… https://t.co/WtRprri1Pt
A candid reflection on the game by Caleb Porter, Jonathan Mensah and Eloy Room in postgame availability tonight. A… https://t.co/Gjewa5p6Jb
Jonathan said #Crew96 was to passives in the middle on the first and second #TFC goals. He said they know even went… https://t.co/VRgf5bbgDP- Jonathan Mensah said #Crew96 knew this game was going to be tough because #TFC has proven to be one of the best tea… https://t.co/OfNrlCnXYV
- Room said if he could play another game right now, he would. #Crew96 have to learn from this but he doesn’t want to… https://t.co/sckzqx2Euz
- Eloy Room said he was blocked on the second goal. He’ll have to go back and watch the film and see what happened.
- Porter said #Crew96 won’t make excuses. He points out that #TFC played midweek and is missing key pieces as well, s… https://t.co/DjtB69qWf9
- Porter said he felt like #Crew96 went into “a completely tailspin,’ something the team hasn’t done this year.
- #Crew96 coach Caleb Porter said tonight's match was "humbling in a lot of ways." "It didn't look like us (in the second half)."
- Porter said he’s confident that #Crew96 will respond and learn from this game.
- Porter begins by calling #Crew96’s loss “disappointing” and “humbling.” He said what was most disappointing is how… https://t.co/L5BXelXVf4
Learn and grow.
Is Pozuelo the best player in MLS right now? Greg Vanney: "It's hard to argue." #TFCLive- Billed as a potential playoff preview, #TFCLive gets the better of #Crew96 with a second-half surge https://t.co/CqQE9TF19Q
- Fatigue could be a factor, in my mind, only if Toronto didn’t have the same busy schedule as #Crew96.
- #Crew96 postgame press conference to start shortly. Updates to follow.
- Omar Gonzalez running by and interrupting Greg Vanney's post-game TSN interview by shouting "Let's go home, baby!"… https://t.co/Dh25spGROK
Three screamers tonight. Recap and Highlights: Richie Laryea stars as Toronto FC beat Columbus #TFCLive | (Via… https://t.co/PR4uXix6Z3
- FT | 3-1 #TFCLive Statement win. https://t.co/mCofw6miGc
- For the first time all season, #Crew96 was simply outplayed tonight. The Black & Gold will have to learn from this… https://t.co/wh16mlLiOX
View photoFT: @TorontoFC scores 3 in the second half & pulls closer to Eastern Conference leaders Columbus. #TORvCLB https://t.co/gN8EW1NTGe
- Probably one of the best halves Toronto FC have ever played in MLS. Comfortably the best half of the season as they… https://t.co/YQLwNt03UV
Toronto FC's Richie Laryea goal vs. Columbus | Enhanced Highlight
HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew SC | September 27, 2020- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Toronto FC 3, Columbus Crew SC 1.
- 90'+3'Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Patrick Mullins (Toronto FC).
- 90'+2'Offside, Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg tries a through ball, but Patrick Mullins is caught offside.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Youness Mokhtar (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 90'
D#6Tony GallacherD#22Richie Laryea - 89'M#80Jayden NelsonM#10Alejandro Pozuelo
- 89'F#13Patrick MullinsM#20Ayo Akinola
- 89'M#27Liam FraserM#7Pablo Piatti
- 87'Attempt saved. Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
- Line change for #TFC.
- View photo89’ | The ultra-rare quad sub… ↪️ @Liam_Fraser27 ↩️ Pablo Piatti 3-1 | #TORvCLB | #TFCLive https://t.co/y5LtM6R2Hx
- 86'Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Lucas Zelarayán tries a through ball, but Milton Valenzuela is caught offside.
- @jonathon_towner He’s been very good of late. He wasn’t on for the first goal and just almost set up Zelarayan.
- 86'M#8Marco Delgado (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 84' - First solid offensive sequence from #Crew96. Zelarayan with the team's first shot of the second half.
- 84'Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milton Valenzuela.
- 84'Youness Mokhtar (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Foul by Marco Delgado (Toronto FC).
- 83'M#18Nick DeLeonF#17Jozy Altidore
- Joined TFC *on trial* in 2019 and signed for just $56K. Can't think of a TFC player who has made a bigger bet on t… https://t.co/EpdEcOCWBz
- View photo83’ | First change of the night. ↪️ @NickDeLeon7 ↩️ @JozyAltidore 3-1 | #TORvCLB | #TFCLive https://t.co/3LGO310FVX
- View photo68’ | 3-1 #TFCLive What a goal. Dance on ‘em, 🇨🇦Richie🔥 https://t.co/ImjScIEM10 https://t.co/kSKDGfx43W
- #Crew96 getting run off the field. Not sure if this is fatigue from this group playing largely all of the minutes f… https://t.co/69peXC6e2O
- 79'Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC).
YELLOW CARD: Aidan Morris, Columbus Crew SC- 78'
M#34Youness MokhtarM#7Pedro Santos - 78'D#2Chris CaddenD#25Harrison Afful
- 76' - 3-1 TFC. Richie Laryea.
- Goal Toronto, Laryea. #TORvCLB | 3-1
- 👋🏾
- 76'3 - 1D#22GOAL: Richie LaryeaGoals this Season: 4
- @injury_news15 @AlexStanek You clearly haven’t watched much of Altidore.
- 73'Attempt saved. Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayo Akinola.
- 72'Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72'Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC).
- 72'Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72'Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew SC).
- 71'Foul by Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC).
- 71'Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Offside, Toronto FC. Quentin Westberg tries a through ball, but Ayo Akinola is caught offside.
- @injury_news15 @AlexStanek Well that’s just a bad take, haha. One of the best U.S. forwards of the last 10 years.
- 69'Foul by Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC).
- 69'Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- #Crew96 is really missing Darlington Nagbe in this game. It was bound to happen at some point. He brings so much co… https://t.co/GHEEsNPW5O
- yellow to Morris, 67'.
- Alejandro Pozuelo has now been involved (goal or assist) in 65% of Toronto FC's goals this season. He's a bonafide… https://t.co/EUqK027n9U
- @AlexStanek I’m just telling you, watch him play. He hasn’t lost anything.
- 67'M#21Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
SAVE: Eloy Room, Columbus Crew SC - 55th minute
WOODWORK: Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC - 54th minute- 66'Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew SC).
- 66'Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- @CorneliusTmge Richie out here dropping dimes like he's a point guard
- @jasonmflow That was not an elbow, as the broadcast pointed out. And he’s not getting a second yellow from rolling the ball away.
- @AlexStanek He’s been hurt, haha. I think he’s shown tonight he’s still very capable.
- 64'Foul by Omar González (Toronto FC).
- 64'Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- View photo59’ | 2-1 #TFCLive Give this guy the MVP award already. Get in Poz! https://t.co/ImjScInb9s https://t.co/FQFRDlzo4w
- 63'Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Derrick Etienne tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 62' - Morris for Berhalter. Etienne Jr for Diaz. #Crew96 down 2-1.
- 62'Justin Morrow (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62'Foul by Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC).
- 62'M#22Derrick EtienneM#18Luis Díaz
- 62'M#21Aidan MorrisM#18Sebastian Berhalter
- @davidparrott92 Sure. Europe is very big.
- 60' - yellow card to Lucas.
- And then go watch his reaction after he dishes on the Pozuelo goal: no celebration, just begins walking back to his… https://t.co/yXdTNJYt8t
- @jasonmflow I don’t know what you’re referring to, but I didn’t see Jozy do anything red card worthy.
- View photoWhat a start to the second half for Toronto! @Pozuelo_10 gives them the lead. #TORvCLB https://t.co/KHF8W9khg8
- The #Crew96 defense that has been so good all year is being ripped apart by #TFC. Toronto is attacking the Crew’s l… https://t.co/hXAtNjOSCZ
- 60'Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC).
- 60'Marco Delgado (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59' - Pozuelo takes the lead for TFC. 2-1. #Crew96 deserves that. TFC has been dominate in this half.
- 60'M#10Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
- Pozuelo scores for TFC - 59' #TORvCLB | 2-1
- 59'2 - 1M#10GOAL: Alejandro PozueloGoals this Season: 6
- @jasonmflow That’s an interesting take.
- 56' - Valenzuela on for Hector Jimenez. That ought to give the offense a bit more of a push offensively. #Crew96
- After Pozuelo, is there a more entertaining Toronto FC player to watch than Richie Laryea? #TFCLive
- 57'D#19Milton ValenzuelaD#16Héctor Jiménez
- 56'Offside, Columbus Crew SC. Héctor Jiménez tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- @AlexStanek You make it very clear you don’t watch other games, so...
- 55'Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Eloy Room.
- 55'Attempt saved. Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
- 54'Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- 54'Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marco Delgado.
- 54' - Pozuelo's shot goes off the post as Room just watched it go by. TFC all over #Crew96 in the first 10 minutes of this half.
- View photo48’ | 1-1 #TFCLive BANG! Tie game! How about that from Jozy Altidore? 🔥 https://t.co/0xcV5ZgdLL https://t.co/zGHsfH9vXx
- #Crew96 look like the team stayed in the locker room at halftime. No control. Almost looks like they’re panicking. Bad defending.
- @AlexStanek My point is, 30 isn’t old for a forward.
- 53'Attempt missed. Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Pozuelo.
- 52'Hand ball by Sebastian Berhalter (Columbus Crew SC).
- @AlexStanek I didn’t. I compared their ages.
- 51'Attempt missed. Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Delgado with a cross.
- 50'Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- @AlexStanek You want a 34-year old Falcao on the Crew but call Jozy old?
- 48'Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC).
- 48'Pablo Piatti (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48' - 1-1. Jozy Altidore with the equalizer. Pozuelo with his ninth assist. #Crew96
- Goal Toronto - 48' #TORvCLB | 1-1
- 48'1 - 1F#17GOAL: Jozy AltidoreGoals this Season: 2
- HT: #Crew96 1, #TFCLive 0. Own goal from Mavinga in the 40th minute. Crew has done a nice job so far limiting tou… https://t.co/XOGQcqN2H1
- HT | @TorontoFC 0-1 @ColumbusCrewSC What do the Reds need to change in the second half... #TFCLive | #TORvCLB
- 46'Sebastian Berhalter (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC).
- Second Half begins Toronto FC 0, Columbus Crew SC 1.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Toronto FC 0, Columbus Crew SC 1.
- 45'+1'Foul by Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).
- 45'+1'Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Jonathan Osorio.
- 45'Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Jiménez.
- 46' | 0-1 #TFCLive We're back. No changes at the break. Big second half coming up. https://t.co/DdZWSGidP4
- View photo46’ | Back to work at Rentschler Field Tune in to the second half LIVE on TSN 2 0-1 | #TORvCLB | #TFCLive https://t.co/vtvAZvUsZv
- 43'Foul by Chris Mavinga (Toronto FC).
- 43'Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC).
- Some really poor communication there from #TFC but you see the fear of Gyasi Zardes in the penalty box. That wasn’t… https://t.co/6KPtAbDxxV
- 40' - 1-0 #Crew96. Own goal by Mavinga.
- 40'0 - 1D#23GOAL: Chris Mavinga (OG)
SHOT: Lucas Zelarayan, Crew SC - 34th minute- 38'Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- Caleb Porter consistently telling #Crew96 players to keep the ball and keep control from the sideline. This hasn’t… https://t.co/3caYrUusNT
- 34' - Nice 90mph sinker from Lucas Zelarayan just over top the bar. #Crew96
- 34'Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- Luis Diaz becoming a tackling machine wouldn’t be bad news for #Crew96.
SAVE: Quentin Westberg, Toronto FC - 22nd minute
BLOCK: Chris Mavinga, Toronto FC - 20th minute- 28'Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Foul by Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).
- 28'F#17Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 25 minutes in and this game is being played a rather slow pace. It looks like two teams that played multiple games in a short span.
- 25'Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC).
- 25'Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Attempt missed. Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- And we're back! Just in time to see Zardes get denied by Westberg. Excellent pass from Zelarayan.
- 23'Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23'Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC).
- 22'Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 20'Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20'Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Afful with a cross.
- Fox Sports feed temporarily disabled after 18 minutes of not having a clock on the broadcast. Covering this game w… https://t.co/wFDAxPcliY
- 18'Foul by Josh Williams (Columbus Crew SC).
- 18'Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16'Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 16'Corner, Columbus Crew SC. Conceded by Omar González.
- 12'Attempt missed. Héctor Jiménez (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 5' - Nasty tackle on Harrison Afful by Pablo Piatti. Missed foul call, let alone possibly a yellow. #Crew96
- Afful is down. He played a pass and then got his ankle stepped on.
- First Half begins.
- 1' - Underway between #Crew96 and Toronto FC.
- View photoHis 100th regular season appearance in Black & Gold. Congrats, @arturl33 👏 #Crew96 https://t.co/zIydoVwbHo
- 🍿🤭 #Crew96 | @LMTheJoseph
- View photo1’ | Kickoff in Connecticut! Tune in LIVE on TSN 2 0-0 | #TORvCLB | #TFCLive https://t.co/pSR7fOJC5U
- Three more matches are about to kick off! 📺: #TORvCLB on TSN and MLS LIVE on ESPN+ #PHIvMIA on MLS LIVE on ESPN+… https://t.co/XwQ4K5hSyp
- Strong lineup for the "home" team. Given the tight window and injuries, these lineups are as strong as they can be.… https://t.co/lybZATfQKU
- With Darlington Nagbe and now Fatai Alashe out with injury (Alashe is not expected to miss much time), it's a good… https://t.co/FKr4Cg3tVS
- It’s a strong group tonight for #Crew96 against #TFC, as the Black & Gold announce the starting 11.… https://t.co/yBVz5kyUiX
- #Crew96 Starting XI vs. Toronto: Zardes Santos-Zelarayan-Diaz Artur-Berhalte… https://t.co/UgUNPI0Wu8
- #Crew96 bench: Tarbell, Keita, Cadden, Valenzuela, Morris, Boateng, Etienne, Mokhtar, Hamilton.
- #Crew96 starting 11: Room Afful-Jonathan-Williams-Jimenez Artur-Berhaltre Diaz-Zelarayan-Diaz Zardes
- View photoHome away from home 🏠 Tonight’s Starting XI vs. @ColumbusCrewSC #TORvCLB | #TFCLive https://t.co/OLcDAFWFOJ
- Jeff Okudah intercepts Kyler Murray while defending DeAndre Hopkins.
- Join us from 7pm EST tonight on TSN2 as Toronto FC at home in Hartford, CT take on Columbus Crew (followed by White… https://t.co/JrZeKKyz66
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Goals and Assists
| 40' | | Chris Mavinga (OG) |
| 48' | | Jozy Altidore Assisted By: Alejandro Pozuelo, Richie Laryea |
| 59' | | Alejandro Pozuelo Assisted By: Richie Laryea, Jonathan Osorio |
| 76' | | Richie Laryea Assisted By: Marco Delgado |
Disciplinary
| 28' | | Jozy Altidore Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 60' | | Lucas Zelarayán Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 67' | | Aidan Morris Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 86' | | Marco Delgado Reason: Unsporting Behavior |
Substitutions
| 57' | | Milton Valenzuela Héctor JiménezD |
| 62' | | Aidan Morris Sebastian BerhalterM |
| 62' | | Derrick Etienne Luis DíazM |
| 78' | | Chris Cadden Harrison AffulD |
| 78' | | Youness Mokhtar Pedro SantosM |
| 83' | | Nick DeLeon Jozy AltidoreF |
| 89' | | Liam Fraser Pablo PiattiM |
| 89' | | Patrick Mullins Ayo AkinolaM |
| 89' | | Jayden Nelson Alejandro PozueloM |
| 90' | | Tony Gallacher Richie LaryeaD |
Match Information
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