Toronto FC's search for a forward to complement Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi continues as the MLS transfer window nears its close. But Prince Owusu, who accounted for both goals off the bench in a 3-2 loss at Charlotte FC on Saturday, has put up his hand in the interim. The 27-year-old German, who arrived in early August on a free transfer from German second-tier side SSV Jahn Regensburg, pulled Toronto even at 1-1 four minutes after coming on at halftime. Owusu, who h
VANCOUVER — Losing hurt a little bit extra for Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini on Saturday. Sartini has preached the importance of defensive structure to his team all season, so it stung to see his side fall 3-1 to the L.A. Galaxy due to a late lapse. "It's a knife in my heart. It's the worst way that we could lose. Because it's all our fault," the coach said. "We need to know that it's all our fault. Because if we are, for two to three minutes, a little bit more patient and we defe
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Toronto FC showed resolve in coming back twice at Charlotte FC on Saturday. But once again it paid the price for what coach John Herdman called "self-destruct moments." Goals by substitute Prince Owusu helped tie the game at 1-1 and 2-2, with Toronto appearing to have secured a point with the German forward's second in the 78th minute. But woeful defending cost Toronto (3-4-1) in a 3-2 loss, its third straight defeat. "It's been three weeks, two particularly, of self-destruct m
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Brekalo scored his first MLS goal in the 82nd minute and Duncan McGuire added a goal in stoppage time to help Orlando City beat D.C. United 3-2 on Saturday night. McGuire, on the counter-attack, slipped behind the defense and ran onto a long ball played by Nico Lodeiro and score from the top of the penalty area to give Orlando City (2-3-2) its first lead of the game in the first minute of injury time. Christian Benteke opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he headed