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HARRISON, N. J. – Toronto FC, thanks to goalkeeper Sean Johnson, beat the New York Red Bulls 5-4 in the aftermath after their 2024 League Cup opener ended in a draw and a scoreless in regulation time on Saturday.
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Matty Longstaff, Kosi Thompson, Derrick Etienne Jr. , Jonathan Osorio and Shane O’Neill scored for Toronto.
Red Bulls goalkeeper Ryan Meara, a stand-in for Paraguayan foreigner Carlos Coronel, stopped Jahkeele Marshal-Rutty on TFC’s sixth attempt.
This allowed Daniel Edelman to become the winner imaginable, but he was right. O’Neill then gave Toronto a 5-4 lead and Johnson stopped Andrés Reyes for the victory on penalties.
Lorenzo Insigne, looking for the most sensible corner, hit the crossbar on Toronto’s first penalty attempt.
Lewis Morgan, Dante Vanzeir, Wiki Carmona and Elias Manoel traded their shots on purpose for the Red Bulls. Johnson stopped Cory Burke with the game on the line at 4-4.
It is Toronto’s first victory in the Leagues Cup. TFC is yet to score a goal in regular tournament time.
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Toronto had more possession in an unexciting first half at Red Bull Arena and controlled the only shot on purpose before the break. The attack opened in the second half with both goalkeepers put to the test.
Johnson preserved the tie with a fine save in the 84th minute, acrobatically pushing Vanzeir’s header over the crossbar. And Vanzeir, unmarked, went wide in the 89th minute.
And Meara saved Insigne’s low shot from outside the penalty area in the dying moments of added time. The Italian, who had a quiet night, had a second chance but his shot went wide.
According to the Coupe des Ligues regulations, there is no additional time before the penalty shootout.
Toronto had two issues for the shootout victory, while the Red Bulls were given one for the shootout loss. A regulation victory is worth 3 points in the tournament.
The Red Bulls will host Pachuca on Tuesday and the outstanding Mexican team will travel to Toronto on August 4 to play the entire Group 6 East.
The Leagues Cup, now in its fourth edition, has grown to include all 29 MLS groups and 18 Liga MX groups.
Liga MX champion Club América and defending MLS champion Columbus Crew have been eliminated from the round of 16. The other forty-five entries were divided into 15 teams of 3 teams.
The two best in the organization advance to the round of 16.
Toronto did not reach the level of organization of last year’s tournament, losing 5-0 to New York City FC at the Red Bull Arena and 1-0 to Mexico’s Atlas at the BMO FieldArray, with NYCFC’s defeat being one of the low problems from a terrible 2023 season.
The Red Bulls reached 16 where they lost to the Philadelphia Union on penalties.
Toronto (9-14-3) is currently in eighth place in the MLS Eastern Conference, 11 ahead of the Red Bulls, who are in fourth place (10-4-11), who have a game in hand.
After a 3-1 win over second-placed FC Cincinnati, the Red Bulls were unbeaten in their last 8 games (2-0-6). The New Yorkers were unbeaten in 15 consecutive home games.
Toronto had won two of its last three games, a 1-0 win over CF Montréal last time out, after a seven-game losing streak in all competitions.
Toronto coach John Herdman fielded arguably his most powerful lineup with Kevin Long, Deybi Flores and Etienne replacing O’Neill, Longstaff and Thompson.
The Red Bulls gave 16-year-old Julian Hall his first start.
The local player, who turned 16 on March 24, had already played seven games with the first team (83 minutes) coming off the bench and became the second-youngest scorer in MLS history – at 16 and 87 days – on June 19. to give the Red Bulls a 2-2 draw against CF Montreal.
Hall, who was leading alongside Morgan, left in the 62nd minute after being hit after a high ball.
Toronto came into play in the closing stages of the first half. A diving Meara saved a damaging cross from Federico Bernardeschi, which deflected off a defender in the 38th minute before keeping out a shot from Jonathan Osorio two minutes later.
A goal by the Red Bulls in the 52nd minute by Norwegian winger Dennis Gjengaar was disallowed for offside. Three minutes later, at the other end of the field, Meara had to make a good save to prevent a curved shot by Etienne that did not hit the corner of the goal.
Herdman sent O’Neill, Longstaff, Thompson, Sigurd Rosted and Marshall-Rutty in at half.
The Coupe des Ligues, which opened on Friday and will run until August 25, 2019, has also been held in 2020 and 2023.
Mexico’s Cruz Azul and Leon won in 2019 and 2020 respectively, while Lionel Messi and Inter Miami lifted the trophy last year. The three most sensible groups qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, with the winner earning a spot in the elite club’s round of 16. championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Canadian MLS organizations participated in 2023, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC surviving the organization stage.
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