TFC on 7-Game undefeated Streak 

TFC Goal Keeper scores header for another dramatic 3-3 finish in back to back games at BMO

There is a saying that you can’t make this stuff up, and you better believe it when it comes to Toronto FC’s home stand to open the 2026 MLS season. What has transpired at BMO since the Reds’ home opener is pure madness and simply amazing. I’ve been around this game longer than most, and I have never seen the types of goals scored, sitters missed, or the timing of goals, including two own goals by opponents.

There were two goals that were practically scored on the last plays of the games. However, the one that takes the cake is TFC’s equalizer against the Philadelphia Union with Andre Blake (Jamaica keeper) in the net. How many times have you seen goalkeepers go out of their goal and move into the opposing team’s area on set plays for what is anticipated as the last play of the game to try and help their team score an important goal?

Against Philly, TFC goalkeeper Luka Gavran went down and scored a goal to tie the game 3-3 on the last play of the match. In all my years, I’ve never seen a goalkeeper score from a live game, and I suspect there might be more firsts to come in what is a crazy set of happenings at BMO Field. Hopefully, it’s in TFC’s favour since Josh Sargent scored to start the Reds’ comeback and seemed to be getting into a scoring groove.

However, I’ve seen bloopers, but never in a live game as I did at BMO on this home stand, where a goalkeeper missed a back pass from his defender, resulting in an own goal. Tonight, 12 Zane Monlouis made a defensive clearance at the outside left edge of the 18-yard box, and the ball deflected off Philly’s Dantley Jacques and went into the roof of the TFC net for a 2-0 Philly lead.

Tonight’s game against Philly is the second of the 6-game home stand, during which TFC has erased a 2-goal lead. In the previous match against Colorado Rapids, TFC won 3-2.

However, hats off to TFC goalkeeper Gavran, whose goal should give his team a tremendous lift for the upcoming game on Saturday against Atlanta United. I guess you’ll have to stay tuned for more of the BMO madness!!

Toronto FC Head Coach Robin Fraser was not entirely satisfied with his team’s performance but seemed willing to look at the glass as half full after his team drew the game against FC Cincinnati at BMO Field after allowing an equalizer in time added on.

For this game on Saturday, April 11, 2026, Coach Fraser tweaked his starting lineup by bringing in#12 Zane Monlouis, #3 Matheus Pereira and #11 Derrick Etienne Jr. for Walker Zimmerman, Deandre Kerr and Raheem Edwards, who received a red card in the last game.

20260411 Toronto FC v Cincinnati FC (c) Gerard Richardson20260411 Toronto FC v Cincinnati FC, Draws the game (c) Gerard Richardson

It was the second meeting between the two Eastern Conference teams, and the familiarity made the game a seesaw battle.  Both goalkeepers earned their paychecks when called upon, and the teams went into halftime scoreless thanks to TFC goalkeeper Garvan making a point-blank reflex save in the six-yard box from Tom Barlow

Toronto got a break in the 83rd minute when Josh Sargent’s header was redirected by Gilberto Flores into his own net, which gave Toronto the lead.

Cincinnati equalized in time added-on when Kenji Mboma made no mistake after he received a pass from the left side to level the score 1-1.

Toronto FC is in a playoff spot in 6th place on the Eastern Conference standings with 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2Ties, for 11 points

TFC registered a crazy 3-2 win against Colorado Rapids

Toronto FC’s 3-2 come-from-behind win against Colorado Rapids on Saturday, 4th April 2026, must have gone into the videos of bizarre wins. The only thing normal about the game was that it was completed, and there was a winner.The game had no flow beyond the first 25 minutes and the last 25 minutes due to three red cards, two of which were upgraded on VAR review.  It started with Toronto on the front foot from the opening whistle, and unable to connect within the final third to get past Zack Steffen in the Rapids net.

The Reds received some help in the 34th minute, when Rapid’s Jackson Travis received a yellow card that VAR overturned into a red card and an ejection after he made a running tackle (without stopping) that took Toronto’s Raheem Edwards off his legs.

The crazy moments began four minutes into the second half, when Raheem Edwards, who was fouled to gain the man advantage for TFC, ran down and fouled Wayne Frederick, who was on a breakaway, and Edwards’s yellow card was upgraded to a red card following the VAR review.

So, Toronto lost its man advantage, and the ensuing Paxten Aaronson grounder free kick went under TFC’s jumping wall into the left corner of the TFC net for a 1-0 Rapids lead in the 51st minute

The jaw-dropping moment for TFC supporters occurred when Keegan Rosenberry fired a low-line drive inside the far post from a weak clearance that gave Colorado a commanding 2-0 lead in the 54th minute.

Give the Reds players credit: they continued to look for the breakthrough, and it came in the 65th minute when Richie Laryea scored with a mysterious goal that leaves the jury still out on whether it was an intended cross or a shot on goal.

However, according to TFC coach Robin Fraser, who obviously gave Richie the benefit of the doubt in the post-game press conference, he’ll take the goal on either interpretation. Toronto’s equalizer was to me the craziest that I’ve seen live when Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen misplayed a pass back that went through him and into the Rapids net, bringing the Reds even with the momentum and jubilant fans.

It seemed like just a matter of time before Toronto brought home the bacon, and the delightful thing for Toronto FC nation was that the winner came from the head of Josh Sargent on an in-swinging corner kick from the left side in the 85th minute.

So, the story of the Rapids’ game is that Toronto FC scored three unanswered goals to win 3-2 on a twist you normally see on blooper shows, especially the Reds’ second and equalizer, which was an own goal off a defensive clearance from the center half-line.

TFC Introduce DP Josh Sargent

Photo: President Keith Pelley, TFC GM Jason Hernandez, Josh Sargent and TFC Manager Robin Fraser

After clearing the red tape with availability and negotiations to acquire his services, Toronto FC officially introduced forward, Josh Sargent as their Designated Player (DP) on March 4, 2026 at the Scotiabank Arena in downtown Toronto.

The 26 year old American International forward was introduced by MLSE President Keith Pelley, TFC GM Jason Hernandez, and TFC Manager Robin Fraser.

Sargent contract is through the 2030-31 Major League Soccer season and his  signing should add some scoring fire power in the scoring department to a TFC offense that struggled in 2025.  However, while Rome was not built in a day, it is conceivable that with some additional helped, Sargent and the Reds should be a  playoff contender.

Sargent joined Toronto from Norwich City in England’s second-tier League Championship on Friday, where he was demoted to the under-21 squad when he refused to play in an FA Cup match last month.

However, during the contract negotiation and his release he seemed to have left a lasting impression on Norwich sporting director. his club on good terms.

“Regardless of the manner of his departure, Josh has been a significant part of the club’s recent story, contributing greatly and captaining the team on many occasions,” Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper said in a statement. “He now moves on and we wish him well for his next step, and for his future beyond.”

On the receiving end here at Toronto FC, Coach Robin Fraser and General Manager, Jason Hernandez indicated that Josh had ticked off all the boxes as a player and as a person, on and off the field.

“He brings high-level experience in some of the strongest leagues in the world and entering the prime of his career while representing our club and our city with an international pedigree at just 26 years old, Hernandez has said during the move. “He is a proven goal scorer, with a winning mentality and the intelligence that will lead our attack for years to come,” said Jason Hernandez

Stars Soccer Review News

Stars Soccer Review has released Part One of our upcoming magazine, “Toronto Caribbean Soccer History,” for Black History Month. It covers interviews with community members who explain what they encountered when they arrived in those early days, up to the formation of the first Caribbean Sports Club, West Indies United.

Part One also covers how West Indians built their community and showcased their culture at the Centennial festival in 1967 before they gained government approval, and created their own festival, called Caribana, which is now the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.

The Caribbean people have made many contributions since Expo 67 and the Centennial of 1967. However, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, launched as Caribana in 1968, was their first primary imprint on Toronto and Canada.

Toronto Caribbean Soccer History Magazine