10-Man Toronto FC Ties FC Cincinnati 1-1 Late

TORONTO FC salvaged a 1-1 draw against Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday afternoon, scoring a dramatic equalizer in second-half stoppage time despite playing with 10 men for the final stretch of the Major League Soccer match.

Kenji Mboma Dem netted the tying goal two minutes into added time, firing a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner. The 20-year-old substitute, who entered in the 88th minute for Bryan Ramirez, earned his first career goal in his eighth appearance, all off the bench. Ayoub Jabbari provided the primary assist, with Samuel Gidi adding the secondary assist during a swift counterattack.

Toronto had taken the lead in the 83rd minute through an own goal by FC Cincinnati defender Gilberto Flores. Josh Sargent directed a shot toward the net, but Flores inadvertently deflected it past goalkeeper Roman Celentano. The error came after Cincinnati was reduced to 10 players when striker Kevin Denkey received a second yellow card in the 71st minute, following an initial caution for simulation a minute earlier. Denkey, who drew boos from the home crowd as he departed, marked the fourth straight match in which a Cincinnati player was sent off.