Toronto FC bounced back from last weekends 3-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo, defeating FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday night at BMO Field. The Reds spent much of the first half on the front foot, retaining possession with ease against Cincinnati’s 4-1-4-1 mid-block. They created scoring chances via the right flank through the interplay of Richie Laryea, Marky Delgado, and Nick DeLeon.
TFC’s attacking strategy paid off in the 16th minute, the aforementioned trio resulted in DeLeon giving his side the lead from a corner kick. FC Cincinnati began to press Toronto FC’s backline in the second half, thus preventing the Reds from working the ball into preferred areas and creating turnovers.