ORLANDO — Two games into the Major League Soccer season and winless Toronto FC is very much a work in progress. Orlando (1-1-0) scored two goals in two minutes and survived a late Toronto FC rally en route to a 4-2 win in MLS play Saturday.
ORLANDO — Two games into the Major League Soccer season and winless Toronto FC is very much a work in progress.
"Disappointing," said Toronto coach Robin Fraser, who thought his side paid for ill-discipline in trying to chase the game after going down. Toronto's lack of a No. 9 was evident in the first 45 minutes with no shots on target and Federico Bernardeschi and Canadian Theo Corbeanu struggling to make an impact.
With defenders Robin Jansson and David Brekalo missing, Smith partnered Rodrigo Schlegel at centre back. Rosted pulled one back in the 72nd minute, rising high to head home a Bernardeschi corner. It was the Norwegian's defender's first goal in his 49th MLS regular-season outing. Toronto outshot Orlando 10-9 with most of the offence coming when the game was already out of reach. TFC's expected goals was 0.54, compared to 1.78 for Orlando.
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