Major League Soccer Regular Season - 8

Toronto FC 3 - 3 FT Austin

BMO Field

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
100
FT
Sat, Apr 18
Toronto FC
3-3
Austin
⚡ Intensity 94
⚖️ Balance 95
🏆 Stakes 33
🎲 Upset 54
A late equalizer caps off six-goal chaos.

Toronto and Austin trade blows in BMO Field thriller

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 100/100. An unrelenting six-goal spectacle proved why the unpredictable nature of this league remains pure box office entertainment.

The First Exhales

An unrelenting offensive showcase at BMO Field started with unexpected away pressure. Austin arrived searching for their first win of the campaign, and they immediately forced the tempo. Despite Toronto FC generating heavy attacking volume, the visitors struck first blood in the 29th minute when J. Bell finished a sharp sequence. The hosts did not panic. They poured forward, testing the opposing backline with a barrage of attempts, but encountered a brick wall between the posts. Brad Stuver was in inspired form, producing incredible early saves to preserve the narrow advantage. You could sense the rising tension in the stadium as the home side racked up the corner counts. The underlying numbers suggested a turnaround was imminent, but the Texas outfit held their nerve heading into the dressing room, setting the stage for a spectacular second half.

The Pivot

The match exploded into life after the restart, defined by an incredibly high Balance metric that tracked the constant momentum swings. Dániel Sallói found the breakthrough in the 52nd minute to wipe the slate clean. From there, the floodgates opened. R. Laryea handed the hosts their first lead, but the visitors completely flipped the script with a devastating 14-minute flurry. Facundo Torres silenced the home crowd before substitute C. Ramirez instantly rewarded his manager's tactical tweak by finding the net shortly after entering the pitch. This astonishing sequence saw the lead change hands multiple times as both outfits abandoned caution. Tactical discipline gave way to pure attacking instinct. The middle of the park became a transit zone as wave after wave of transitions turned this fixture into an unpredictable, heavy-weight slugfest.

Resolution

With the clock ticking down and their unbeaten run hanging by a thread, the hosts threw absolutely everything forward. The sheer Intensity of the final ten minutes was a testament to their domestic ambitions. Their relentless pressure finally broke the resolute away defense in the 88th minute when K. Franklin pounced to secure a dramatic late equalizer. The final whistle confirmed a 3-3 draw that felt like a victory for the neutral observer. The result keeps the Canadian side comfortably in the top half of the table while preserving their undefeated streak. Conversely, the visitors remain anchored near the bottom, still searching for that elusive first victory despite a valiant road effort. A combined 30 shots and incredible set-piece drama ensure this fixture will be remembered as one of the most thrilling contests of the early season.

Key Questions

What made Brad Stuver the Man of the Match?

He registered eight crucial saves against a barrage of 18 Toronto FC shots, keeping a struggling Austin side alive throughout the contest.

What caused the 6-goal thriller?

Multiple lead changes and a frantic 14-minute flurry in the second half dismantled tactical structures and cracked the match wide open.

Did Toronto FC deserve the late equalizer?

Absolutely. Generating an impressive 3.11 xG and dominating the attacking third, K. Franklin's 88th-minute heroics were a just reward for their pressure.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
47%
53%
Toronto FC 47%
Austin 53%
Shots
18
12
Toronto FC 18
Austin 12
Shots on Target
11
6
Toronto FC 11
Austin 6
Expected Goals (xG)
3.11
1.48
Toronto FC 3.11
Austin 1.48
Passes
388
456
Toronto FC 388
Austin 456
Pass Accuracy
80%
81%
Toronto FC 80%
Austin 81%
Corners
6
5
Toronto FC 6
Austin 5
Fouls
15
11
Toronto FC 15
Austin 11
Yellow Cards
4
2
Toronto FC 4
Austin 2
Red Cards
0
0
Toronto FC 0
Austin 0

Match Events

N. Dubersarsky 🟨 12'
J. Bell 29'
43' 🟨 R. Edwards
Guilherme Biro 🟨 45'+2
HT
52' D. Salloi
53' 🟨 J. Cifuentes
J. Nelson R. Taylor 🔄 58'
62' 🔄 D. Etienne M. Henry
62' 🔄 R. Edwards L. Stefanovic
68' R. Laryea
M. Desler C. Ramirez 🔄 71'
N. Dubersarsky B. Sabovic 🔄 71'
F. Torres 78'
79' 🟨 L. Stefanovic
C. Ramirez 82'
88' K. Franklin
89' 🟨 A. Coello
J. Rosales I. Sanchez 🔄 90'+4
M. Uzuni C. Fodrey 🔄 90'+4
90'+4 🔄 J. Cifuentes E. Aristizabal
90'+10 🟨 E. Aristizabal
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Toronto FC

Goalkeepers
Luka Gavran
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Richie Laryea
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Alonso Coello
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
51%
Pass Acc
Zane Monlouis
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Raheem Edwards
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
60%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Kobe Franklin
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
88
Goal Time
88
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
6.9
Rating
José Cifuentes
BRUISER
BRUISER
4
Fouls
4
Fouls
Yellow
Cards
2
Tackles
Jonathan Osorio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Josh Sargent
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Derrick Etienne Junior
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Dániel Sallói
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
William Yarbrough
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Lazar Stefanovic
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Reid Fisher
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jackson Gilman
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Malik Henry
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Markus Cimermancic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Deandre Kerr
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emilio Aristizábal
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Austin

Goalkeepers
Brad Stuver
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Mikkel Desler
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
71%
Duel Win %
Oleksandr Svatok
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jonathan Bell
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Guilherme Biro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Jon Gallagher
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
98
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolas Dubersarsky
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Joseph Rosales
NPC
NPC
93
Minutes
93
Minutes
46%
Pass Acc
6.5
Rating
Jayden Nelson
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Facundo Torres
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Myrto Uzuni
NPC
NPC
94
Minutes
94
Minutes
13%
Pass Acc
6.3
Rating
BENCH
Damian Las
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Žan Kolmanič
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mateja Đorđević
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ervin Torres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ilie Sanchez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Besard Sabović
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Calvin Fodrey
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Robert Taylor
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
41
Minutes
7
Rating
Christian Ramirez
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/14/2024 Toronto FC 2 - 1 Austin Major League Soccer BMO Field
05/21/2023 Austin 1 - 0 Toronto FC Major League Soccer Q2 Stadium
09/14/2024
Major League Soccer BMO Field
05/21/2023
Major League Soccer Q2 Stadium
Toronto FC Win
Austin Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Nashville SC 6 15 14 3 +11 WAtlanta United FC 0 - 2 Nashville SC (18-04-2026)WCharlotte 1 - 2 Nashville SC (11-04-2026)LChicago Fire 1 - 0 Nashville SC (05-04-2026)WNashville SC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (21-03-2026)WColumbus Crew 0 - 1 Nashville SC (14-03-2026)
2 Chicago Fire 7 14 11 6 +5 DFC Cincinnati 3 - 3 Chicago Fire (18-04-2026)WChicago Fire 1 - 0 Atlanta United FC (12-04-2026)WChicago Fire 1 - 0 Nashville SC (05-04-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 Chicago Fire (21-03-2026)LChicago Fire 1 - 2 DC United (15-03-2026)
3 New England Revolution 6 12 13 7 +6 WNew England Revolution 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (18-04-2026)WNew England Revolution 1 - 0 DC United (11-04-2026)WNew England Revolution 3 - 0 CF Montreal (04-04-2026)WNew England Revolution 6 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-03-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 1 - 0 New England Revolution (28-02-2026)
4 Inter Miami 5 11 11 7 +4 DInter Miami 2 - 2 New York Red Bulls (11-04-2026)WNew York City FC 2 - 3 Inter Miami (22-03-2026)DCharlotte 0 - 0 Inter Miami (14-03-2026)WDC United 1 - 2 Inter Miami (07-03-2026)WOrlando City SC 2 - 4 Inter Miami (02-03-2026)
5 New York Red Bulls 8 11 12 19 -7 LCF Montreal 4 - 1 New York Red Bulls (18-04-2026)DInter Miami 2 - 2 New York Red Bulls (11-04-2026)WNew York Red Bulls 4 - 2 FC Cincinnati (04-04-2026)LCharlotte 6 - 1 New York Red Bulls (21-03-2026)DToronto FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls (14-03-2026)
6 Charlotte 5 10 11 5 +6 WNew York City FC 1 - 2 Charlotte (18-04-2026)LCharlotte 1 - 2 Nashville SC (11-04-2026)WCharlotte 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union (04-04-2026)WCharlotte 6 - 1 New York Red Bulls (21-03-2026)DCharlotte 0 - 0 Inter Miami (14-03-2026)
7 Toronto FC 4 8 5 3 +2 DToronto FC 1 - 1 FC Cincinnati (11-04-2026)WToronto FC 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (21-03-2026)DToronto FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls (14-03-2026)WFC Cincinnati 0 - 1 Toronto FC (08-03-2026)
8 DC United 6 8 4 4 0 DPhiladelphia Union 0 - 0 DC United (18-04-2026)LNew England Revolution 1 - 0 DC United (11-04-2026)DAtlanta United FC 0 - 0 DC United (21-03-2026)WChicago Fire 1 - 2 DC United (15-03-2026)LDC United 1 - 2 Inter Miami (07-03-2026)
9 FC Cincinnati 7 8 13 18 -5 DFC Cincinnati 3 - 3 Chicago Fire (18-04-2026)DToronto FC 1 - 1 FC Cincinnati (11-04-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 4 - 2 FC Cincinnati (04-04-2026)WFC Cincinnati 4 - 3 CF Montreal (22-03-2026)LNew England Revolution 6 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-03-2026)
10 New York City FC 4 6 10 6 +4 LNew York City FC 1 - 2 Charlotte (18-04-2026)LNew York City FC 2 - 3 Inter Miami (22-03-2026)WNew York City FC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (07-03-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 New York City FC (01-03-2026)
11 CF Montreal 7 6 12 15 -3 WCF Montreal 4 - 1 New York Red Bulls (18-04-2026)LCF Montreal 1 - 2 Philadelphia Union (11-04-2026)LNew England Revolution 3 - 0 CF Montreal (04-04-2026)LFC Cincinnati 4 - 3 CF Montreal (22-03-2026)LOrlando City SC 2 - 1 CF Montreal (14-03-2026)
12 Columbus Crew 6 5 6 7 -1 LNew England Revolution 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (18-04-2026)DColumbus Crew 1 - 1 Orlando City SC (12-04-2026)WAtlanta United FC 1 - 3 Columbus Crew (04-04-2026)LToronto FC 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (21-03-2026)LColumbus Crew 0 - 1 Nashville SC (14-03-2026)
13 Philadelphia Union 7 4 6 11 -5 DPhiladelphia Union 0 - 0 DC United (18-04-2026)WCF Montreal 1 - 2 Philadelphia Union (11-04-2026)LCharlotte 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union (04-04-2026)LPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 Chicago Fire (21-03-2026)LAtlanta United FC 3 - 1 Philadelphia Union (14-03-2026)
14 Atlanta United FC 6 4 4 9 -5 LAtlanta United FC 0 - 2 Nashville SC (18-04-2026)LChicago Fire 1 - 0 Atlanta United FC (12-04-2026)LAtlanta United FC 1 - 3 Columbus Crew (04-04-2026)DAtlanta United FC 0 - 0 DC United (21-03-2026)WAtlanta United FC 3 - 1 Philadelphia Union (14-03-2026)
15 Orlando City SC 6 4 6 18 -12 DColumbus Crew 1 - 1 Orlando City SC (12-04-2026)LNashville SC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (21-03-2026)WOrlando City SC 2 - 1 CF Montreal (14-03-2026)LNew York City FC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (07-03-2026)LOrlando City SC 2 - 4 Inter Miami (02-03-2026)