Marquez, Red Bulls beat Toronto FC

TORONTO - Newly acquired Rafael Marquez scored his first goal for the Red Bulls as they handed Toronto FC its first home loss this season, 4-1.

Juan Pablo Angel connected on a penalty shot, former Toronto FC midfielder Carl Robinson scored for the visitors, and Toronto coughed up an own goal by Joseph Nane in a loss that dealt a blow to a team looking for its first Major League Soccer playoff berth. Toronto entered the game third in the Eastern Conference standings behind second-place New York and hoping to make up some ground.

It marked Frenchstar Thierry Henry's first trip to BMO Field. Booed from his first touch, the former Barcelona and Arsenal player had an excellent scoring chance in the 57th minute. But he misfired from about 10 yards, sending the ball over the net.

Henry, still not at full fitness after joining the Red Bulls midway through the season, was subbed off in the 68th minute and applauded the crowd as he walked off the field.

"The fans are great, I knew from some of the guys who had played in Toronto that they had some great fans, and today they were really cheering," Henry said.

Marquez put New York on the scoreboard in the 36th minute. The captain for Mexico at this summer's World Cup and former Barcelona defender took a pass from Tony Tchani at the top of the 18-yard box and fired a shot past goalie Stefan Frei. New York's second goal came in the 41st minute when Nane toed the ball past Frei in an attempt to clear a free kick from Marquez.

The Red Bulls' third goal resulted from another Toronto blunder. A hand ball by Nana Attakora in Toronto's box earned the defender a red card and resulted in Angel's penalty shot in the 61st minute. Robinson added a header off a free kick in the 78th minute. - AP