CHESTER, Pa. — Sebastian Giovinco scored his MLS-leading 16th goal and Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Drew Moor gave Toronto (11-7-7) a 2-1 lead in the 30th minute. Michael Bradley dropped a free kick, after a foul by Fabio Alves on Marco Delgado, into the centre of the box for Moor’s diving header to the bottom-right corner. Jozy Altidore shielded a defender, then eluded two more and poked a right footer past goalkeeper Andre Blake to double the advantage in the 44th.
"I thought we had a pretty solid performance in the first half. I thought the ball was moving quickly, we were finding the field, creating some opportunities and I thought we were solid in the first half. Second half became a little bit of an exercise a little of bit of locking it out and see if we can come of with something in transition," said TFC coach Greg Vanney.
"At the end of the day, anytime you get three points in the league, it’s a good night."
Giovinco slipped behind the defence, set up by Delgado’s long feed on a counterattack, and blasted a left footer off the far post and into the near side net in the 18th. Giovinco has eight goals in his last six matches.
Philadelphia’s Ken Tribbett tied it six minutes later.
The Union (9-9-7) has lost four in a row to Toronto.
All of Altidore’s four goals have come in the last five games.
"Jozy is a big part of our team and he provides us with an outlet," said Vanney. "He’s obviously a guy in front of the goal who can create opportunities for himself when he plays big like he did on that goal."
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