Toronto FC stole an away point via a late goal by Jordan Perruzza, the first of his MLS career, as they played Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday evening.
Atlanta benefited from a massive mistake from Quentin Westberg at the quarter-hour mark to take the lead. The Toronto ‘keeper mishandled a ball in front of his own net and was dispossessed by Luiz Araujo, who was left with a simple open-net finish for a 1-0 lead.
The hosts looked to extend their lead, but weren’t quite able to add the finishing touch they needed in the final third. They appeared to double their advantage in the 55th minute as Ezequiel Barco curled a gorgeous finish past Westberg that was ultimately disallowed on an offside call.
Those missed opportunities ultimately came back to rue Atlanta. On a late set piece, Dom Dwyer’s header inside the made its way to Perruzza, who delivered the equalizer past Brad Guzan to silence the Atlanta fans.