Toronto FC (0W-4L-4T, 4 points) were held to a goalless draw against Minnesota United FC (4W-1L-3T, 15 points) of the Western Conference at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon.
TFC Head Coach Robin Fraser enforced two changes from the side that started against Inter Miami CF last Sunday with Kevin Long and Derrick Etienne Jr. entering the fray for Nicksoen Gomis and Ola Brynhildsen who missed out through injury.
After an evenly contested goalless opening half, the Reds came out of the interval on the front foot in front of the home faithful. Minnesota United goalkeeper and Pickering, Ontario native Dayne St. Clair was on hand to deny efforts from Derrick Etienne Jr. and Federico Bernardeschi within the opening 12 minutes of the restart.
Down the other end, American shot-stopper Sean Johnson pulled off a crucial save from Nicolás Romero’s close-range attempt to keep the scores level at zero.
Looking to break the deadlock, Swiss midfielder Maxime Dominguez was introduced off the bench to get his first taste of BMO Field, after making his club debut on the road against Inter Miami CF last weekend.
Toronto FC came close to finding a late winner through Federico Bernardeschi and Jonathan Osorio in the closing stages, only to be denied by the Pickering, Ontario native Dayne St. Clair in Minnesota’s goal. The two sides settled for a point apiece upon the referee’s full-time whistle, with the Reds earning a result for the third consecutive MLS match.
Up next, the Reds hit the road for to visit the Western Conference’s Real Salt Lake on Saturday, April 19. Kick-off from America First Field in Sandy, Utah is set for 9:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
LINEUPS
TORONTO FC – Sean Johnson; Kosi Thompson, Sigurd Rosted, Kevin Long, Raoul Petretta; Deybi Flores, Jonathan Osorio (C), Federico Bernardeschi, Lorenzo Insigne (Maxime Dominguez 80’), Theo Corbeanu (Charlie Sharp 80’); Derrick Etienne Jr. (Tyrese Spicer 72’)
Substitutes Not Used: Luka Gavran, Lazar Stefanovic, Kobe Franklin, Matty Longstaff, Markus Cimermancic, Alonso Coello
MINNESOTA UNITED FC – Dayne St Clair; Bongokuhle Hlongwane (D.J. Taylor 54’), Michael Boxall (C), Nicolás Romero, Jefferson Díaz (Carlos Harvey 87’), Joseph Rosales (Anthony Markanich 87’); Joaquin Pereyra, Will Trapp (Samuel Shashoua 70’), Robin Lod; Kelvin Yeboah (87’), Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi
Substitutes Not Used: Alec Smir, Hoyeon Jung, Morris Duggan, Loic Mesanvi
MEDIA NOTES:
- Toronto FC kept their second clean sheet of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.
- With his 17th clean sheet for Toronto FC across all competitions, goalkeeper Sean Johnson moves into third outright on the club’s all-time clean sheet charts.
