Union End Toronto's Unbeaten Streak, Le Toux Hero Again

Le Toux’s late penalty gives the Union their fourth win of the season.  Danny Mwanga received a nice birthday present from the team today.

Le Toux Slots Home The Penalty To Put The Union Into The Lead 2-1; 95th Minute

Le Toux goes top right, Frei goes bottom left, seventh goal for Le Toux this season.

Referee Awards Union Penalty Kick In 94th Minute For Toronto Handball In Box

Le Toux to take it.

Garcia Returns in 92nd Minute

Union fans boo.

Toronto's Garcia Taken Off The Field On A Stretcher In The 91st Minute

Currently, Toronto is playing with ten men.

Toronto Sends On Usanov For Gargan

The injured Gargan takes his time while being subbed and Usanov comes on for him.

Union's Mwanga Subbed For Jacobson In 82nd Minute

Mwanga’s birthday game already ruined, Nowak takes out the new 19-year-old for Jacobson.

Toronto Ties The Game On Barrett's Header In 81st Minute

Barrett equalizes for Toronto by heading in a goal off of a long throw.

Toronto Sends On Peterson For Lebrocca In The 72nd Minute

LeBrocca, looking weary, is taken off for Peterson.

Toronto Puts Santos On For Ibrahim In The 63rd Minute

My best guess is that Toronto wants to sure up its right side, as the Union have been abusing the wings.

GOAL! Orozco's Header Puts The Union In Front; 61st Minute

Le Toux puts his corner kick to the near post and Orozco is there to meet the ball with his head. The header flies up into the top right corner and neither Frei nor Toronto’s near post defender had any chance on the goal.

Union Take Out Moreno For McInerney In 55th Minute

Jack comes in for Moreno, who has taken some knocks during the game and looks slightly tired.

Union's Arrieta Given Yellow Card In 48th Minute

Arrieta brings down a Toronot player and the referee rewards him with a yellow card.

Halftime Report

Not much to say so far for the game, as there hasn’t been too much action. Union seem to be possessing the ball a lot within Toronto’s last third. Near the end of the half, the Union were able to break into Toronto’s box, only to have Le Toux’s run into the six turn into a pass across the middle, which was met, by Harvey, but found the right post and rebounded out.

Most of Toronto’s chances have come on long freekicks or defensive mistakes but a combination of Seitz and strong backup defending has kept Toronto from scoring.

Some fan commentary from the live chat going on at the Brothley Game, SBNation's Philadelphia Union blog:

Let’s get some scoring chances in the second half and see if we can go an entire game without one of our patented defensive breakdowns! So far, not many complaints considering where TFC is in the standings.

by mattjg

Union's Califf Gets A Yellow Card For Takedown

Danny Califf was carded in the 37th minute for a “rugby like tackle” on Toronto’s de Guzman.

Gargan, Of Toronto, Receives a Yellow Card For Late Tackle In 28th Minute.

Toronto’s Gargan tackles Union’s Moreno late In 28th minute for a Yellow Card.

Lineups For The Game

From the Union’s official Twitter feed, Union2010:

Union starting XI: Seitz; Arrieta, Califf, Orozco Fiscal, Harvey; Fred, Miglioranzi, Le Toux, Okugo; Moreno, Mwanga #MLS

Starting XI for @torontofc: Frei; Gargan, Attakora, Cann, Garcia; Sanyang, de Guzman, Ibrahim, LaBrocca, De Rosario, Barrett

Preview: Philadelphia Union Take On Toronto FC At PPL Park

Chester, PA (Sports Network) - Toronto FC will be trying to extend its unbeaten streak to nine games on Saturday when they visit PPL Park to face the Philadelphia Union.

Toronto recorded a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids last time out with a second-half goal from Fuad Ibrahim, but the young striker will have some more competition for playing time with both Maicon Santos and Mista in the fold.

Santos was picked up from Chivas USA just a few days before the Colorado match, and after looking good in a substitute appearance, he should have head coach Preki considering him for a starting spot.

Mista signed prior to the arrival of Santos, but the 31-year-old had to wait until after July 15 to be eligible because of international transfer rules.

He brings with him a wealth of experience from La Liga, where he played for Real Madrid, Valencia and Deportivo, but Preki has said he will most likely start the game on the bench.

"We will see how the game goes. We have been working on his fitness and he has been trying to push himself," the boss told mlssoccer.com. "I think he is coming along nicely. Are we going to start him? Most likely not. Is he going to see some minutes? Probably he will, but how much he plays will depend on the match."

TFC enters the game in third place in the Eastern Conference table, four points back of second-place Red Bull New York, while the Union will be trying to work its way off the bottom of table in the East.

The Union lost a 2-1 contest to the San Jose Earthquakes last weekend as they conceded a stoppage-time winner to Arturo Alvarez, leaving goalkeeper Chris Seitz to wonder how something like that happens.

"I do not know if people are turning off or what it is," Seitz told mlssoccer.com. "Obviously, in the 90th minute we're not a team at home that's going to push for a tie."

Philadelphia has lost three of its last five games, but the club is playing the second of four successive games at home, where they have earned seven points from four games this season.

Toronto has been in a good run of form lately, but they have won only once in six games away from home.