Toronto FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1
July 5, 2007
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Collin Samuel scored on a penalty kick in the 79th minute to help Toronto FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 Wednesday night.
Samuel?s goal, his first in two games with Toronto, came after Jeff Cunningham and Alecko Eskandarian both scored against their former teams.
Cunningham struck first for Toronto FC (5-7-2) in the 19th minute. The goal was the sixth of the season for Cunningham, who was traded by Real Salt Lake (1-6-6) for Eskandarian in May.
Samuel, from Trinidad and Tobago, was signed in late June by coach Mo Johnston shortly after he finished his contract with Dundee United of the Scottish Premier League.
Eskandarian scored on a penalty in the 45th minute after being taken down in the box moments earlier. It was Eskandarian?s first goal with RSL, and his second of the season.
Eskandarian nearly put Salt Lake ahead in the 68th minute but his point-blank shot was saved by Toronto FC goalkeeper Sam Reynolds. Reynolds finished with four saves before being subbed out of the game in the 85th minute.
Jamie Watson nearly tied the game for RSL in the 86th minute, but his shot hit the crossbar. After losing its first four games, Toronto FC is unbeaten in seven of its last 10 games.