“Niklas Dorsch turns the ball into his own net inside the opening minutes, gifting Toronto an early lead”
“Daniel Salloi levels the score for Nashville, finishing off a Theo Corbeanu assist after a string of second-half substitutions changed the game's rhythm”
Pivotal“In a frantic finish, Emilio Aristizabal pounces to score the winner after Salloi and Surridge both had efforts stopped moments before”
Pivotal
Toronto
Nashville SC
Outstanding performance
Toronto•AttackerNashville SC controlled the game for long stretches, dominating possession at 58% and piling up 507 passes to Toronto's 362, but a bizarre third-minute own goal from Niklas Dorsch gifted Toronto an early lead they didn't have to work for. Nashville pushed hard for an equalizer, out-shooting Toronto's target attempts and forcing five saves, and Daniel Salloi's 72nd-minute strike looked to have salvaged a point for the visitors. But Toronto's bench made the difference - Emilio Aristizabal, on for barely 15 minutes, poached the winner in the 90th minute off a corner scramble that also saw Salloi and Sam Surridge denied moments earlier. Despite being outplayed for large periods and conceding more corners and dangerous attacks, Toronto's clinical edge and second-half substitutions proved decisive in a match that could carry real weight in the standings given the title-race stakes attached to this fixture.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Emilio Aristizabal takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Emilio AristizábalEmilio Aristizabal takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Dániel Sallói
Goal! Emilio Aristizabal scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Daniel Salloi.
Sam Surridge takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Daniel Salloi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
On comes Shak Mohammed, while Cristian Espinoza goes off.
Markus Cimermancic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Maxwell Woledzi takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Emilio Aristizabal replaces Joshua Sargent.
Andy Najar replaces Daniel Lovitz.
Patrick Yazbek comes on for Edvard Tagseth.
Daniel Salloi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Dániel SallóiShot - Daniel Salloi Head Shot Goal
assist: Theo Corbeanu
Goal! Daniel Salloi scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Theo Corbeanu.
Markus Cimermancic comes on for Niklas Dorsch.
Ahmed Qasem is on, and Elias Saad is off.
Sam Surridge takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Alonso Coello's right-footed shot is saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Matheus Pereira comes on for Jackson Gilman.
Theo Corbeanu comes on for Lewis Morgan.
Nickseon Gomis is on, and Benjamin Kuscevic is off.
Offside.
Offside.
Hany Mukhtar's right-footed shot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Matthew Corcoran takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Matthew Corcoran takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Derrick Etienne takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joshua Sargent takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lewis Morgan takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Joshua Sargent takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Elias Saad takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Matthew Corcoran takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Benjamin Kuscevic with a header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Joshua Sargent's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Joshua Sargent's left-footed shot is blocked.
Cristian Espinoza takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Richmond Laryea takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Elias Saad takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Niklas DorschShot by Niklas Dorsch results in an own goal.
Lewis Morgan takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Own goal by Niklas Dorsch puts the score at 0-1.
Kick-off! The referee is Filip Dujic.
Runaway Supporters' Shield leaders Nashville SC head to Toronto looking to extend their unbeaten streak in this rivalry to seven matches, while Toronto try to build on a wild 4-4 draw with Chicago. With Nashville unbeaten in six and Toronto also riding a modest unbeaten run, expect goals at both ends.
