TFC Flashback: Joao Plata packs a punch in 1st start for Reds
The 19-year-old Ecuadorian marked his first MLS in 2011 with a man-of-the-match effort before an appreciative BMO Field crowd.
As part of TFC Republic's special flashback series, we'll examine interesting moments and people in the history of Toronto FC.
In the latest instalment: We look back to the 2011 MLS season when a young Joao Plata made a big impact in his first start for the Reds.
Joao Plata was only five-feet-three, but on the evening of May 7, 2011, he stood 10-feet tall.
The Ecuadorian, only 19 years old at the time, scored one goal and set up another in a 2-1 victory for Toronto FC over the visiting Houston Dynamo at BMO Field, marking his first start in a MLS in grand style.
