MX23RW : Saturday, December 14 03:47:56| >> :600:6092007:6092007:
[monks data]
Toronto FC
Major League Soccer
May 31, 2014 at 10pm UK
 
Columbus Crew

3-2

Defoe (21' pen., 81'), Henry (90')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Meram (18'), Viana (65')

Jermain Defoe double earns Toronto win

Jermain Defoe scores twice as Toronto FC beat Columbus Crew 3-2.

Two goals from Jermain Defoe helped Toronto FC to come from behind twice and beat Columbus Crew 3-2 at BMO Field tonight.

The visitors took the lead on 18 minutes when Justin Meram was played in by Ethan Finlay, and the forward made no mistake in tucking the ball beyond keeper Joe Bendik.

However, Toronto were quickly back on terms when Defoe was bundled over in the penalty area, and the ex-Tottenham Hotspur frontman calmly slotted home from 12 yards.

Crew took the lead again midway through the second half when Ben Speas played in Agustin Viana and the midfielder sent his effort past the reach of Bednik to put the away side in control.

Defoe responded with nine minutes left when he latched onto a Gilberto through ball before rifling his shot beyond Steve Clark.

Toronto then snatched victory in injury time when Doneil Henry scored for the Canadians to hand them a victory that moves them into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

ID:157760: cacheID:157760:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2619:
Written by
Chris O'Keefe
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Blackburn's Bradley Orr in action against Bristol City on September 15, 2012
Read Next:
Late Orr strike earns Toronto draw
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!