Toronto FC fell victim to a subterfuge worthy of amateur theater or a garage league in a 2-1 loss to Atlanta United FC on Saturday in MLS.
In stoppage time, Jamal Thiare stayed behind Toronto goalkeeper Luka Gavran while he took his place about fifteen feet from his goal. Thiare was even seen stealing a drink from the opposing goalkeeper’s bottle and when he put the ball in front of him to put it back in play, Thiare came from behind like a thief to steal the ball and score the winning goal in the 98th minute in front of a stunned goalie.
This unusual goal caused the loss of Toronto FC.
Thiago Almada had put Atlanta ahead in stoppage time before halftime.
Federico Bernardeschi replied for Toronto immediately after returning to the locker room in the 46th minute.
Elsewhere in MLS:
New England 1 – Columbus 5
NA: Emmanuel Boateng was the only goal scorer for the Revolution, who see their four-game winning streak come to an end.
COL : Cucho Hernandez and Diego Rossi each scored once and had two assists. Columbus has won six of its last seven games. Rudy Camacho and Steven Moreira also scored.
Red Bulls de NY 2 – D.C. United 2
NYRB : Elias Manoel and Pen Cameron Harper responded for the Red Bulls.
DCU : Jared Stroud and Pedro Santos scored for DCU, who managed to draw despite a red card for Cristián Dájome in the 20th minute.
Dallas 0 – Cincinnati 1
DAL : Dallas only managed to put two of its 16 shots on target.
CIN : Luca Orellano scored the winning goal in the 47th minute.
Houston 1 – Charlotte 0
NEW: Ibrahim Aliyu opened the scoring in the fifth minute of play to allow Dynamo to sign a third consecutive victory.
CHA : Charlotte suffered its first defeat since May 29.
Nashville 1 – Miami 2
NAS : Hany Mukhtar (73rd) took advantage of a penalty to reduce the gap, but Nashville ran out of time.
MIA : Ian Fray (40th) and Jordi Alba (44th) scored two goals in four minutes to give Miami the lead at the end of the first half.
Kansas City 2 – Austin 0
KC : Tim Leibold and Stephen Afrifa scored to end Sporting’s three-game losing streak.
OUT OF : Austin wasn’t able to get a single shot on target.
LAFC 3 – Colorado 0
THE : hat trick for Mateusz Bogusz (20th, 58th and 72nd).
COL : Kevin Cabral was shown a red card in the 62nd minute.
Portland 3 – Minnesota 2
BY : Jonathan Rodriguez made the difference with a goal in stoppage time. The Timbers had no fewer than 26 shots on net (13 on target).
MIN : Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Jeong Sang-Bin scored the goals for Minnesota.
San Jose 0 – Los Angeles Galaxy 3
S-J : the Earthquakes suffer a fifth consecutive loss.
LAG : Joseph Paintsil, Dejan Joveljic and Maruicio Cuevas scored the goals for the Galaxy, which won a fourth game in a row.
Seattle 2 – Chicago 1
SEA : Albert Rusnak scored both goals for his team, including the winning goal from a penalty in stoppage time.
CHI : Maren Haile-Selassie scored the only goal for the Fire, who lost for the second time in as many weeks.
Vancouver 4 – St. Louis III
VAN : Brian White scored a hat trick (37th, 54th and 61st). Fafa Picault made the difference with a goal in the 90th.
STL : Nökkvi Thórisson (90′ + 3′) reduced the gap to one goal in stoppage time, but his team ran out of time.
