While suffering a 2-1 loss to Toronto FC Saturday at BMO Field, the Verde & Black had plenty of shots and created numerous scoring opportunities, but ultimately only Owen Wolff found the net as the club’s playoff hopes took another massive hit.

In this latest round of MLS action, Toronto FC returned to domestic competition in a tough encounter against Austin FC. Both teams were in urgent need of a win—

Needing three points to keep their playoff push alive, Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio and Deandre Kerr stepped up with first-half goals against Austin FC on Saturday with goalkeeper Sean Johnson doing his bit at the other end.

Toronto FC 2, Austin FC 1: Austin FC hasn’t shown me enough on the road this season to predict a win, and, strangely, its top performances there have come in losses to Dallas and LAFC. It’s a dire situation for the Verde & Black to have to get a result on the road, but that’s the reality after they laid an egg vs. Vancouver.

Henry Wingo C of Toronto FC fights for a header with Matt Hedges R of Austin FC during the 2024 Major League S

Local competition resumes in the United States following the international break, which saw several MLS players competing at the highest level with their nation