TORONTO — Federico Bernardeschi scored a hat trick and fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne had two assists as Toronto FC humbled an injury-ravaged CF Montreal 5-1 in Major League Soccer play Saturday.
The stylish Bernardeschi, sporting new bleached cornrows, scored in the 12th, 58th and 60th minutes on a night Montreal fans will want to forget. Matty Longstaff and Prince Owusu also scored for Toronto before a jubilant announced crowd of 28,261 at BMO Field.With 22 points, Toronto has matched its entire total from last season when it finished last in the league at 4-20-10.
Coming off a mid-week 3-1 defeat at the hands of visiting Columbus, Montreal has now lost four straight in league play and won just one of its last 11 outings in all competitions. Toronto went ahead in the sixth minute with a deft Insigne pass finding Tyrese Spicer behind the defence on the left flank. The rookie from Trinidad and Tobago threaded a cross between goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois and Joel Waterman to an open Longstaff with an empty goal in front of him.Bernardeschi made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, taking a long pass from Deybi Flores with nary a defender in sight before roofing a left-footed rocket.
The visitors had a glorious chance early in the second half with two unmarked attackers in front of goal, only to have goalkeeper Sean Johnson get a touch to the ball to deflect it just out of danger, The two teams had met 33 times previously in regular-season play with each recording 14 wins. There had been five ties.
Toronto was missing the injured Jonathan Osorio, Kevin Long, Shane O'Neill, Brandon Servania. In an 'only-in-MLS' situation, Richie Laryea managed to be both injured and suspended.
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