- Lovel Palmer - 11'
- Dwayne De Rosario - 89'
Dwayne De Rosario's late equalizer lifts Toronto FC to draw with Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Dwayne De Rosario scored in the 89th minute to lift Toronto FC to a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
De Rosario tipped in the tying score from a yard out after Gilberto knocked a header down in front of the goal. De Rosario's 104th career goal helped Toronto FC (9-11-7) avoid a third consecutive scoreless shutout.
Lovel Palmer opened the scoring for Chicago (5-7-15) with a header off Sanna Nyassi's short corner in the 11th minute. It was his first goal as a member of the Fire.
Toronto goalkeeper Joe Bendik made a variety of saves, the most crucial coming on Jeff Larentowicz's penalty kick in the 57th minute. After blocking Larentowicz's attempt, Bendick made another save on Quincy Amarikwa's immediate putback and a third before the ball was safely cleared.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +15 | 35 |
FC Cincinnati | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 33 |
New York City FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 29 |
New York Red Bulls | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 29 |
Toronto FC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Columbus Crew | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | +8 | 24 |
Charlotte FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
Philadelphia Union | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 20 |
Nashville SC | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
D.C. United | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 19 |
Orlando City SC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 17 |
CF Montréal | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 17 |
Atlanta United FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 16 |
Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -12 | 15 |
New England Revolution | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 10 |