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Reds Rundown | What you need to know before Matchday 2

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Toronto FC (0-0-1, 1 pt) continue their 2025 Major League Soccer season with a road trip to face Orlando City SC (0-1-0, 0 pts) at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday evening. The Matchday 2 encounter in Orlando, Florida kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be viewed globally in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

The Reds opened their 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against D.C. United in the American capital on Saturday and will be looking for the club’s first victory under new Head Coach Robin Fraser against Orlando City this weekend. Historically, TFC hold a 9W-9L-3T head-to-head record through their first 21 meetings with the Lions in regular season play.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Toronto FC open their 2025 Major League Soccer campaign with consecutive road matches for the third straight season. After picking up a single point from the first two away matches in 2023, TFC recorded four points from the six available with a goalless draw against FC Cincinnati to open the 2024 season, followed by a 1-0 road win against New England Revolution a week later. Following their season-opening 2-2 draw against D.C. United last weekend, the Reds hold a 54W-165L-73T all-time record (235 points) in MLS regular season matches played on the road.

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AN ODE TO THE PAST

Toronto FC visit 2015 MLS expansion club Orlando City SC for the 22nd encounter in the all-time series between the two clubs. Historically, TFC hold a 9W-9L-3T head-to-head record through their first 21 meetings with the Lions in regular season play. The visitors have split the all-time away series against Saturday’s opponents with both Eastern Conference clubs winning five matches apiece. Robin Fraser’s Reds will be looking for a repeat of last season’s road trip, which saw late goals from Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu power TFC to a dramatic 2-1 victory against Orlando City at Inter&Co Stadium on April 27, 2024. The road victory marked TFC’s first come-from-behind victory of the 2024 campaign and the club’s first since May 2022.

ON THE BOARD

Toronto FC kicked off their 2025 MLS campaign with a hard-fought and entertaining 2-2 draw against D.C. United in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night. The hosts took an early lead through Boris Enow before TFC captain scored an equalizer in the 28th minute at Audi Field. The Black-and-Red restored their lead through a header from reigning MLS Golden Boot winner Christian Benteke in the 35th minute. The result marked the first MLS point earned under new Head Coach Robin Fraser. On the night, new signings Markus Cimermancic and Theo Corbeanu made their club debuts and first starts for TFC, while Zane Monlouis made his club debut entering the match in stoppage time. With the result, Toronto FC’s MLS Season Opener record move to 5W-9L-5T (20 points) across 19 seasons.

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13 FOR 13

Club captain Jonathan Osorio scored his first goal of the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign against D.C. United and the club’s first under new Head Coach Robin Fraser. With his appearance and first-half goal, Toronto native Jonathan Osorio has played and scored in each of his thirteen seasons with Toronto FC (2013 – 2025), extending all-time Toronto FC records. Osorio became the 11th player in MLS history and only active player to have played at least 13 seasons in the league and scored in each of those seasons.

NEW ADDITIONS

In addition to the signings of Theo Corbeanu, Ola Brynhildsen and Adisa De Rosario, Toronto FC further strengthened their roster with the signings of TFC Academy products Lazar Stefanovic and Markus Cimermancic along with defender Zane Monlouis. Stefanovic originally joined the TFC Academy in 2016 and now joins the Reds after making 31 combined appearances through two seasons with TFC II at the MLS NEXT Pro level. Cimermancic originally joined the TFC Academy in 2015 and made 59 appearances across three seasons for TFC II before signing a First Team contract this month. Monlouis, meanwhile, joins TFC following a trial during the 2025 preseason. The defender originally joined the Arsenal Academy in May 2012 and made over 100 combined appearances for Arsenal’s U-18, U-21 and U-23 teams. The London, England native also spent time with Reading FC on a short-term loan in 2024 before featuring on Arsenal’s matchday roster for UEFA Champions League matches against FC Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Monaco in 2024.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT

Toronto FC is committed to honour and celebrate Black History Month. The month of February continues to spotlight the significant contributions Black individuals have made over the years to society, sport and culture. TFC is proud to shine a light on figures like Head Coach Robin Fraser, who has made an important impact both on and off the pitch. Fraser’s journey, first as an MLS player and now as an MLS coach, is one of dedication, resilience and leadership and fans can tune into a special episode featuring TFC’s new Head Coach discussing his career and the importance of Black History Month on Apple TV and Toronto FC’s YouTube page.

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ONCE A RED

Toronto’s Richie Laryea began his MLS career with Saturday’s opponents, Orlando City SC. Following two seasons at Akron University, Laryea was selected seventh overall by Orlando in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and made 21 appearances across three seasons (2016 – 2018) for the Lions. Since joining the Reds as a free agent on March 21, 2019, the Toronto, Ontario native has made 130 combined appearances for TFC, ranking second on the club’s active roster and eleventh in club history for appearances.