Brandon Servania scored in stoppage time Saturday to lift Toronto FC into a 2-2 tie with Atlanta United, TFC's sixth tie in eight outings this season.
Substitute Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, after a fine pass from Jonathan Osorio, found Servania in the penalty box and the midfielder eluded a defender before tucking the ball home.
Canadian fullback Richie Laryea scored a highlight-reel goal for TFC. Giorgos Giakoumakis opened the scoring for Atlanta in an entertaining end-to-end game on a pleasant evening before an announced crowd of 27,892 at BMO Field. The veteran midfielder had played every minute of the previous seven games this season. Jonathan Osorio led the team out in his absence.
Toronto was coming off a 0-0 tie in Nashville, having already posted draws against Atlanta, Columbus, San Jose and Charlotte. The 2-0 win over visiting Inter Miami on March 18 represented TFC's lone victory in 13 league games dating back to last August.The game saw the return of former TFC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg, deputizing for captain Brad Guzan, who tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in last Saturday's 1-1 draw at New York City FC.
Toronto answered with a world-class goal in the 43rd minute. Laryea, in his 100th appearance for TFC in all competitions, took a short pass from Bernardeschi, turned on the afterburners and outpaced two defenders before hammering a shot past Westberg. Jordan Peruzza made a nice run to draw away defenders and make space for his fullback.Bernardeschi, meanwhile, has been involved in 17 of TFC's 31 goals since he and Insigne made their debut in a 4-0 win over Charlotte in July 23, 2022.
With Toronto trailing 1-0, Bernardeschi almost repeated his “Olimpico” from TFC's April 1 game against Charlotte, curling in a corner that was pushed away at the last moment by Westberg.
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