O Goalkeeper Luka Gavran scored with a header in the sixth minute of stoppage time of the second half and secured a dramatic draw by 3 and 3 to Toronto FC against the Philadelphia Unionon Wednesday (22), in a game valid for .
Gavran was on the attacking field with Daniel Salloi during a late free kick, looking for the equalizer. Salloi’s initial shot was deflected and fell to Alonso Coello, who lifted the ball into the box for Gavran to head and score your first goal as a professional.
The draw expanded the undefeated streaks for both teams. Philadelphia has one win and two draws in the last three games, while Toronto FC has three wins and four draws in the last seven matches.
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GOALKEEPER LUKA GAVRAN TIES IT AT THE DEATH! 🚨
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The Canadian also has a run of 13 games without defeat at home since June last year, with four wins and nine draws.
Josh Sargent and Kobe Franklin scored for Toronto (3-2-4, 13 points) in the second half, helping the team fight back after trailing 2-0.
For Union (1-6-2, five points), Milan Iloski, Danley Jean Jacques and Nathan Harriel scored. Harriel became the team’s hero when he scored with a header after a corner kick in the 44th minute of the second half.
Philadelphia dominated the first 25 minutes of the match, highlighted by a Frankie Westfield free kick in the eighth minute that hit the post. Toronto, in turn, controlled the rest of the first half, but was hampered by good defensive performances from Westfield, Harriel and Japhet Sery, which prevented clear chances of scoring.
With the defense holding off the opposing pressure, Union opened the scoring four minutes into first-half stoppage time. Jovan Lukic played Iloski between two defenders, and the striker finished with precision after breaking into the area.
It was Iloski’s second goal of the season. Jean Jacques also scored his second goal in the championship seven minutes into the final stage.
In a confusing move, he beat Zane Monlouis in the fight for the ball inside the box and finished first to enlarge.
Toronto reacted quickly and got the equalizer with goals from Sargent and Franklin, both also scoring for the second time this season.
Four minutes after Jean Jacques’ goal, Sargent received the ball in the box, skillfully created space and finished to reduce the deficit. Then, Franklin hit a shot that hit the post before going in, in the 19th minute of the second half, declaring a partial draw.
