Daily News | Union suffer first loss of the season, 2-1 at Toronto FC
Julián Carranza , who scored the Union's goal, battles for the ball against Toronto FC's Jacob Shaffelburg during the first half.Seven games into the season, the Union finally suffered their first loss of the year, 2-1 at Toronto FC.
After Julián Carranza opened the scoring for the visitors in the 34th minute, Jesús Jiménez tied the game five minutes later. Former Major League Soccer MVP Alejandro Pozuelo struck the winner in the 51st.There was probably an extra pass or two along the way, especially when Mikael Uhre had a chance to shoot and didn’t take it. But when the ball went in the net, the strong chemistry between Dániel Gazdag, Mikael Uhre and Carranza was evident.
That chemistry will surely continue to build. It’s certainly notable that Uhre hasn’t scored yet, but his talent is clear.The Union entered the weekend at .500 all-time for the first time since their second ever gameAndre Blake made two brilliant diving saves before Jiménez beat him with a superb curling shot in the 39th minute. The Union were going to concede a goal sooner or later, and that one ended a shutout streak of 468 minutes — the longest in regular-season play in team history.
None of them produced the needed second goal. Santos came close on a few occasions, but could not produce what would have been
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