Plus: Toronto finally scores a goal!
Federico Bernardeschi’s curled effort in the 66th minute snapped a six-game goalless run dating back to June 24. Dunfield took over the following match. Bernardeschi hadn’t scored himself since way back on April 2, so that golazo was long overdue. And it apparently felt so nice that he added a second goal in stoppage time. It wasn’t enough to win, but hey — it’s progress.
In his second debut for the Loons after spending the last 18 months with San Jose and Nashville, Ján Greguš scored from 30 yards — a chance with an expected goal return of just 0.03. NYCFC fought hard in front of the Citi Field faithful, putting in 19 shots with a combined xG of 2.20. They seemed to have finally had luck on their side when 19-year-old Julián Fernández appeared to draw a penalty in his MLS debut.
Earlier in the week, we looked at how the Loons’ ability to capitalize on the break hasn’t been nearly as relevant at home as it is on the road. Minnesota has won just two of its first 10 regular season games at Allianz Field, second-fewest in MLS ahead of Colorado’s bleak one-from-12 record in Commerce City.
Whatever the case, it might not even be most optimal for this specific iteration of the Loons to play for home-field advantage in the playoffs. This is a team that has relished in playing spoiler, from their attacking output to goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair’s increasing tendency to make a show of penalty kick sequences.
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