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Toronto FC settles for home draw vs. FC Cincinnati

A 1-1 stalemate at BMO Field on Saturday allowed TFC to extend their unbeaten streak to five games.

John Molinaro

John Molinaro

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Toronto FC settles for home draw vs. FC Cincinnati
TFC's José Cifuentes. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Kschischang/Toronto FC)
  • Toronto FC 1 (Flores OG 83’), FC Cincinnati 1 (Mboma Dem 90’+2’) 
  • Reds haven’t lost in 11 consecutive home matches        
  • Matheus Pereira earned 1st start in 2nd game for TFC  
  • Cincinnati played the final 19 minutes with 10 men     

TORONTO – For the second week in a row it looked like lady luck was shining on Toronto FC. 

A tight game appeared to be broken open in TFC’s favour when a late own goal gave the Reds a 1-0 lead over FC Cincinnati on a sunny Saturday afternoon at BMO Field.  

But Toronto couldn’t close it out, conceding an equalizer in injury time and had to settle for a 1-1 draw. 

The Reds played the final 19 minutes of regulation time with the man advantage after Cincinnati forward Kévin Denkey was sent off by referee Ricardo Fierro. 

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