Tai Baribo's Late Penalty Sinks Toronto FC
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A stoppage-time goal caps a 2-1 loss for TFC, extending their winless streak to 11 matches.
Toronto FC's struggle to secure results continued Saturday night in Washington, where a late penalty kick from Tai Baribo led D.C. United to a 2-1 victory, according to Sportsnet.
Reporting from Sportsnet indicates that D.C. United first took a 1-0 lead in the 41st minute via an own goal by Kobe Franklin, who redirected a corner kick from Keisuke Kurokawa. Toronto managed to equalize in the 76th minute when Theo Corbeanu scored his first goal of the season, converting a volley that deflected off D.C. United goalkeeper Sean Johnson, who also parried a shot from Jonathan Osorio.
However, the match was decided in the 10th minute of stoppage time. Sportsnet reports that Andre Dozzell drew a penalty from Jackson Gilman, which Baribo successfully converted. The goal marked Baribo's third consecutive game with a score; he now has 11 goals in 14 appearances this season.
While D.C. United (5-5-7) used the win to end a five-game winless streak, Toronto FC (3-7-7) remains winless in 11 consecutive games. Luka Gavran recorded six saves for Toronto in the loss.