
Second-half goals lift FC Cincinnati to 2-0 win over winless Toronto FC
CINCINNATI — Second-half goals by Kevin Denkey and Yuya Kubo lifted FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in Major League Soccer play Saturday.
Opening the season with three straight games on the road, Toronto (0-2-1) has conceded eight goals with new coach Robin Fraser yet to celebrate a win.
Cincinnati (2-1-0) led most of the dance in the first half with 64.4 per cent possession, outshooting Toronto 6-1 (3-0 in shots on target). But Toronto, which had conceded six goals in its first two games, held out for almost 70 minutes.
Cincinnati appealed unsuccessfully for a penalty in the 69th minute when a cross by Brazil’s Evander hit Tyrese Spicer’s arm in the penalty box. But after an intervention by the video assistant referee and a trip to the pitchside monitor, referee Ismir Pekmic pointed to the spot.