VANCOUVER B次元官网网址� A Canadian clash between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday night.
The game was scoreless for more than 80 minutes before a pair of late goals ruined clean sheets for both sides.
Fredy Montero put away a penalty kick for the B次元官网网址楥aps (4-6-3) in the 84th minute.
Nick DeLeon tied the game for Toronto (5-6-3) six minutes later.
Toronto B次元官网网址榢eeper Quentin Westberg was tested several times but didnB次元官网网址檛 register a single save for the Reds.
VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Maxime Crepeau stopped four of TorontoB次元官网网址檚 five on-target shots.
Whitecaps striker Yordy Reyna set up the first goal of the game, powering down the field toward TorontoB次元官网网址檚 net. He was tripped up by TFCB次元官网网址檚 Drew Moor, drawing a penalty kick.
Montero took the shot, putting it away for his fifth goal of the season.
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The Reds responded minutes later, with a nice passing sequence between Liam Fraser and Marco Delgado.
Delgado got the ball off to DeLeon who sent a long shot bouncing past a diving Crepeau.
The action followed a lacklustre 80 minutes of soccer for both teams.
Toronto got a solid chance in the 15th minute when midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo beat VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Russell Teibert at the top of the box and sent a shot just wide of the B次元官网网址楥aps net.
Teibert responded with a similar move in the 41st, taking a hard-angle chance from deep inside the box. The shot skipped just wide of TorontoB次元官网网址檚 goal.
Reyna set up another prime opportunity for the Whitecaps in the 70th minute. The striker streaked into TFCB次元官网网址檚 end but was tripped up by Drew Moor. The ball popped out to VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Fredy Montero, who sailed a shot just over the crossbar.
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FridayB次元官网网址檚 game was the B次元官网网址楥aps last contest before the FIFA international break.
TFC will be back in action on June 7 when they host Sporting Kansas City.
Toronto FC moved the gameB次元官网网址檚 start time so fans can also cheer on the Toronto Raptors. Kickoff will now happen at 7 p.m. local time and the stadium stay open after the matchup so the crowd can watch Toronto take on the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
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NOTES: The Whitecaps celebrated the 40th anniversary of the clubB次元官网网址檚 North American Soccer League championship. Tony Waiters, coach of the 1979 squad, was inducted into the B次元官网网址楥aps B次元官网网址渞ing of honour.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� Reyna returned to VancouverB次元官网网址檚 lineup for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury against the Philadelphia Union on April 27. B次元官网网址� TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Chris Mavinga and Richie Laryea both left the game with apparent injuries. TFC already has a number of notable pieces out hurt, including midfielders Michael Bradley and Jonathan Osorio.
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press
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