Toronto FC concedes late, settles for draw vs. Atlanta United

• Toronto FC 1 (Flores 48’), Atlanta United 1 (Latte Lah 90’+11’)   
• TFC blow chance to move up from 14th to 12th in East 
• Richie Laryea makes 3rd start of season, 1st since March 1    

TORONTO – Finding new ways to shoot itself in the foot is becoming one of Toronto FC’s specialities this season.

Just minutes away from earning what would’ve been a valuable home win, TFC conceded deep into injury time en route to settling for a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United before an announced crowd of 23,100 at BMO Field on Saturday.

Substitute Charlie Sharp, who only entered the contest seconds earlier, was judged to have fouled Luke Brennan with a mistimed tackle inside the 18-yard box following a lengthy VAR review. Sharp took a heavy touch on the ball and connected with Brennan while trying to win it back while the Atlanta midfielder was headed away from goal.

Emmanuel Latte Lath powered his penalty past Sean Johnson, who managed to get a hand on it, but couldn’t prevent it from nestling into the back of the net.

Deybi Flores scored for TFC (4-11-6) who could have leapfrogged Atlanta and D.C. United and moved up to 12th in the Eastern Conference had they hung on for the win. Instead, they remain second-last in the East with just one win in their last eight games.