Nelson's 1st MLS goal earns Toronto draw with Real Salt Lake
Posted April 09, 2022 7:00 am
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Jayden Nelson scored his first MLS goal to help Toronto earn a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
Nelson scored the equalizer in the 79th minute for Toronto (2-2-2).
Toronto's Kosi Thompson and RSL's Justin Meram both had goals in the first 10 minutes. Damir Kreilach staked RSL (3-1-3) to a 2-1 lead just before halftime when he chested a pass from Makiel Chang and finished past Alex Bono.
Real Salt Lake outshot Toronto 12-6 and had a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
Zac MacMath saved one of the three shots he faced for RSL. Bono had three saves for Toronto.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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