FC Cincinnati (0) – Toronto FC (0) Postgame Summary

February 25, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Toronto FC News Release

FC CINCINNATI (0) – TORONTO FC (0) POSTGAME SUMMARY

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

TOR – Jonathan Osorio 2′ (caution)

TOR – Raoul Petretta 34′ (caution)

TOR – Shane O’Neill 54′ (caution)

CIN – Yuya Kubo 63′ (caution)

TOR – Sean Johnson 82′ (caution)

RECORDS (W-L-T)

FC Cincinnati 0-0-1 1 point

Toronto FC 0-0-1 1 point

LINEUPS

FC CINCINNATI -Roman Celentano; Kipp Keller, Miles Robinson, Ian Murphy; Yuya Kubo (Bret Halsey 90+3′), Pavel Bucha (Malik Pinto 90+4′), Obinna Nwobodo, Luca Orellano (Alvas Powell 78′); Luciano Acosta (C), Sérgio Santos (Aaron Boupendza 58′), Corey Baird (Gerardo Valenzuela 80′)

Substitutes Not Used: Evan Louro, Isaiah Foster, London Aghedo, Arquimides Ordóñez

TORONTO FC – Sean Johnson; Shane O’Neill (Sigurd Rosted 80′), Kevin Long, Raoul Petretta; Federico Bernardeschi, Deybi Flores, Alonso Coello (Kosi Thompson 71′), Richie Laryea (Kobe Franklin 70′);

Jonathan Osorio (C), Lorenzo Insigne (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 62′), Prince Owusu (Ayo Akinola 62′)

Substitutes Not Used: Luka Gavran, Aimé Mabika, Latif Blessing, Cassius Mailula

MEDIA NOTES

Toronto FC recorded its first-ever MLS point at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Defender Kevin Long and midfielder Deybi Flores made their debuts and first starts for Toronto FC.

Following the goalless draw, Toronto FC’s Sean Johnson became the fourth player in MLS history to record 100 career clean sheets, joining Nick Rimando, Kevin Hartman and former Red Stefan Frei.

Sean Johnson’s seven saves recorded against FC Cincinnati marks the most saves the American shot-stopper has made in a single match for TFC, beating his previous club-high of five saves against Atlanta United on March 4, 2023.

Richie Laryea made his 113th appearance for Toronto FC, 249 days after appearing in his 112th game for the Reds against FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium on June 21, 2023.

With the result, Toronto FC’s MLS Season Opener record moves to 5W-9L-4T (19 points).

JOHN HERDMAN – HEAD COACH, TORONTO FC

Q. Congratulations on a point in a very tough place to play. That seemed like a team that looked a lot different from the one last year. What were your thoughts about the performance?

I thought it was exactly what we needed for the first game of the season. We were able to get our first point in this league, which was nice. It was nice because they had to fight for it.

When you come up against Acosta and this team is a very organized team as we have seen last season. Really…