Fernández scores 14th goal this season for NYCFC in 1-1 tie with Toronto
New York City FC's Nicolas Fernandez (7) dribbles past Toronto FC's Kobe Franklin (left) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Credit: AP/Keito Newman
TORONTO — Nicolás Fernández scored his 14th goal this season and Matt Freese had five saves for New York City FC on Saturday night in a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC.
NYCFC (7-8-7) are winless in five straight.
Only Leo Messi (20) and Petar Musa (16) have more goals in MLS than Fernández this season.
Fernández, from a center-right position, darted to his left and then rifled a low shot between two defenders and inside the right post from near the top of the penalty arc to make it 1-0 in the 29th minute.
Dániel Sallói subbed on in place of Derrick Etienne Jr. in the 55th minute and scored in the 70th. Theo Corbeanu, on the counter-attack, ran onto a long ball-ahead from Alonso Coello just outside the right edge of the penalty box and played a first-touch cross to Sallói for a tap-in finish that made it 1-1.
Toronto (5-7-10) is unbeaten in its last five games — beginning with a 2-1 victory home win over New England on Aug. 15 that snapped a 12-game winless streak — and has one loss in eight games since the World Cup break.
The teams also played to a 1-1 tie July 31 as Yankee Stadium.
Toronto FC's Alonso Coello, left, vies for the ball with New York City FC's Nicolas Fernandez, second from left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. Credit: AP/Keito Newman
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