TORONTO — Star striker Jozy Altidore scored the winner in the 80th minute off the bench but shared the glory with a pair of young guns Sunday night as Toronto FC won its home opener 3-2 over the New England Revolution. With the 29-year-old Altidore still lacking match fitness following ankle surgery at the end of last season, Toronto started 19-year-old Ayo Akinola and Jordan Hamilton, who was celebrating his 23th birthday, up front. Akinola celebrated his first MLS start with his first MLS goal while Hamilton, a Canadian international whose future with the club was in doubt at end of last season, collected MLS goal No. Akinola, a U.S. under-20 international, also played a crucial part, making a run that drew defender Michael Mancienne away from Altidore. Akinola fed Chapman, who was in an offside position but the ball deflected off New England defender Antonio Mlinar Delamea before it got to the TFC midfielder.

Source: National Post March 18, 2019 01:41 UTC