June 19, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Toronto FC News Release
SCORING SUMMARY
TOR – Alonso Coello 34′ (Federico Bernardeschi, Derrick Etienne Jr.)
NSH – Sam Surridge 65′ (Hany Mukhtar, Sean Davis)
NSH – Sam Surridge 90′ (Tyler Boyd)
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TOR – Deybi Flores 71′ (caution)
NSH – Hany Mukhtar 71′ (caution)
TOR – Kevin Long 72′ (caution)
RECORDS (W-L-T)
Toronto FC 7-9-3 24 points
Nashville SC 5-5-8 23 points
LINEUPS TORONTO FC – Luka Gavran; Nicksoen Gomis, Kevin Long, Raoul Petretta; Federico Bernardeschi, Alonso Coello (Kosi Thompson 88′), Deybi Flores, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Deandre Kerr 88′); Matty Longstaff, Lorenzo Insigne (C) (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 62′), Prince Owusu (Kobe Franklin 81′) Substitutes Not Used: Greg Ranjitsingh, Aimé Mabika, Sigurd Rosted, Charlie Staniland, Cassius Mailula
NASHVILLE SC – Joe Willis; Josh Bauer, Walker Zimmerman (C) (Brent Kallman 75′), Jack Maher, Daniel Lovitz; Tah Anunga (Sean Davis 46′), Dru Yearwood (Forster Ajago 85′), Alex Muyl (Tyler Boyd 46′), Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge; Teal Bunbury (Amar Sejdić 85′) Substitutes Not Used: Elliot Panicco, Joey Skinner, Taylor Washington, Isaiah Jones
MEDIA NOTES
* Alonso Coello scored his first goal for Toronto FC, becoming the 10th different player to open his account for the Reds during the 2024 season. * Derrick Etienne Jr. registered his first MLS assist for TFC since joining the club on April 24, 2024.
JOHN HERDMAN – HEAD COACH, TORONTO FC
Q. Are you wondering how on earth your team lost this game? Yeah, I think we just had to be more clinical. We talked about after the D.C. game, just that killer goal, the goal that kills an opponent. We just couldn’t find it. And when you play a team like Nashville with the quality of [Hany] Mukhtar, [Sam] Surridge, you just know with their style of play, as well, they are going to get chances. They always get chances. But you’ve got to be ready to kill that game off but also defend properly. Defend properly and manage the moments.
Again, moments tonight where the ball could be put into row z, and the game and the moment’s managed, the danger’s managed. But we are in this mentality that because we’re 1-1, we have to keep the ball, we have to do something special. We have to use that moment to attack, and that’s what’s costing us.
We’re just not managing the moments in that last 30 minutes of games. It’s been dreadful.
Q. After Chicago [Fire], you talked about how the real us would have to show up. Did that happen? Yeah, I…
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