TFC Head Coach Robin Fraser made a pair of changes from last Saturday’s lineup against Columbus Crew with Kobe Franklin and Theo Corbeanu replacing Raoul Petretta and Deandre Kerr.
The two Eastern Conference sides played out an evenly-contested opening half at the NFL stadium in Georgia. Saba Lobjanidze and Alexey Miranchuk were unable to convert for Atlanta inside the first 20 minutes, while Alonso Coello and Kevin Long came closest to breaking the deadlock for Toronto.
The Reds began the second half on the front foot, with Theo Corbeanu testing Atlanta’s resolve with three efforts within the opening 15 minutes of the restart.
Seeking a spark, TFC turned to Deandre Kerr and Raoul Petretta off the bench for Ola Brynhildsen and Kevin Long in the 63rdminute.
Twelve minutes later, a Five Stripes set-piece quicky turned into a counter-attack the other way, as Djordje Mihailovic carried the ball from his own half before delivering a dangerous cross that was headed over by Alonso Coello.
Toronto FC introduced Malik Henry, Kosi Thompson and Derrick Etienne Jr. in the closing stages, with Etienne Jr. marking his 50thappearance for the Reds against his former club, Atlanta United.
With neither side able to find a late breakthrough, Toronto and Atlanta shared a point each upon the final whistle, marking TFC’s third goalless draw of the season and their first since April 12.
Next up, the Reds play hosts to CF Montréal on Saturday, August 30, after recording a dominant 5-1 victory over their arch-rivals earlier in the season. Kick-off from BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and on TSN5 in Canada.
LINEUPS
ATLANTA UNITED – Jayden Hibbert; Ronald Hernández (Juan Berrocal 86’), Efraín Morales, Stian Gregersen, Pedro Amador (Brooks Lennon 61’); Tristan Muyumba (Steven Alzate 61’), Alexey Miranchuk, Bartosz Slisz; Luke Brennan, Miguel Almirón (C) (Cayman Togashi 86’), Saba Lobjanidze (Jamal Thiaré 61’)
Substitutes Not Used: Brad Guzan, Nyk Sessock, Will Reilly, Leo Afonso
TORONTO FC – Sean Johnson; Kobe Franklin, Kevin Long (Raoul Petretta 63’), Sigurd Rosted (Kosi Thompson 90’), Richie Laryea; Maxime Dominguez (Derrick Etienne Jr. 90’), Alonso Coello, Theo Corbeanu (Malik Henry 80’), Djordje Mihailovic, Jonathan Osorio (C); Ola Brynhildsen (Deandre Kerr 63’)
Substitutes Not Used: Luka Gavran, Lazar Stefanović, Markus Cimermancic, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
MEDIA NOTES
- Derrick Etienne Jr. made his 50th appearance for Toronto FC across all competitions, becoming the 11th active TFC player to reach the milestone.
- Sean Johnson recorded his seventh clean sheet of the 2025 MLS season.
