Toronto FC (0W-1L-0T, 0 points) kicked off their 20th Major League Soccer season with a narrow 3-2 road loss against FC Dallas (1W-0L-0T, 3 points) on Saturday night at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
TFC Head Coach Robin Fraser’s season-opening XI featured six Canadians, five Toronto FC II products and a club debut for new signing and two-time MLS Defender of the Year Walker Zimmerman. Three additional off-season acquisitions, Raheem Edwards, Emilio Aristizábal and Dániel Sallói, began the match on the bench after completing their moves earlier in the week.
FC Dallas struck first in the ninth minute, as Petar Musa’s powerful strike from Osaze Urhoghide’s setup gave Los Toros an early lead.
The Reds responded swiftly, drawing level six minutes later when Djordje Mihailovic latched onto a precise through ball from Jonathan Osorio and guided his finish over goalkeeper Michael Collodi.
The 15th minute equalizer marked the Designated Player’s fifth goal for the Reds since arriving last August and the captain’s club-leading 58th assist for TFC.
Logan Farrington restored the hosts’ lead in the 37th minute with a clever left-footed finish, giving Dallas a 2-1 advantage heading into the interval.
Nine minutes into the restart, new signings Raheem Edwards and Dániel Sallói were introduced in place of Alonso Coello and Malik Henry as the Reds pushed for their second equalizer.
The changes sparked Toronto’s attack and made an immediate impact, as Derrick Etienne Jr. drew the visitors level with a deft, dinked finish after goalkeeper Michael Collodi parried Sallói’s powerful strike into his path.
The 67th minute strike marked the Haitian international’s first of the 2026 campaign and his second goal contribution of the evening, after adding the secondary assist on Mihailovic’s first-half strike.
FC Dallas made it 3-2 to restore the lead, when Logan Farrington’s cross was headed home by Petar Musa, as the Croatian forward scored his second goal in the 74th minute.
Henry Wingo and debutant Emilio Aristizábal replaced Derrick Etienne Jr. and Kobe Franklin three minutes later as the Reds pushed for a third equalizer of the contest.
Toronto carved out a number of opportunities late in the match, including efforts from José Cifuentes, Djordje Mihailovic and Raheem Edwards, but were unable to restore parity and ultimately fell 3-2 to FC Dallas.
Next up, Toronto FC return to action on the road against Canadian rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, February 28. Kick-off from BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia is set for 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PST) and will be broadcast globally on Apple TV.
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FC DALLAS – Michael Collodi; Shaq Moore, Osaze Urhoghide, Sebastien Ibeagha; Herman Johansson (Louicius Deedson 71’), Kaick Ferreira (Patrickson Delgado 72’), Ramiro (C), Christian Cappis (Ran Binyamin 90+2), Bernard Kamungo; Petar Musa, Logan Farrington (Anderson Julio 82’) Substitutes Not Used: Brooks Thompson, Lalas Abubakar, Nolan Norris, Ricky Louis, Samuel Sarver
TORONTO FC – Luka Gavran; Kobe Franklin (Emilio Aristizábal 77’), Walker Zimmerman, Kosi Thompson, Richie Laryea; Alonso Coello (Raheem Edwards 54’), Jonathan Osorio (C), Malik Henry (Dániel Sallói 54’), José Cifuentes, Djordje Mihailovic; Derrick Etienne Jr. (Henry Wingo 77’)
Substitutes Not Used: William Yarbrough, Adam Pearlman, Lazar Stefanovic, Markus Cimermancic, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
MEDIA NOTES
- Walker Zimmerman made his club debut and first start for Toronto FC.
- Malik Henry started his first match for TFC.
- Djordje Mihailovic scored his first goal of the 2026 Major League Soccer campaign and the first of the Reds' 20th MLS season.
- Mihailovic’s 15th minute goal marked his 45th MLS regular season goal and his fifth for Toronto FC since joining the club in August 2025.
- Jonathan Osorio recorded his club-leading 58th assist on Mihailovic’s goal.
- Derrick Etienne Jr. scored his first goal of the 2026 MLS Season.
- Etienne Jr. recorded two goal contributions (one goal and one assist) in a single MLS match for the first time in his Toronto FC career.
- Dániel Sallói made his TFC debut after entering the match as a 54th minute substitute.
- Raheem Edwards made his 28th appearance for Toronto FC, 3,014 days after appearing in his 27th match for the Reds in the MLS Eastern Conference Final against Columbus Crew on November 21, 2017.
- Emilio Aristizábal made his TFC and MLS debut as a 77th minute substitute, becoming the first Colombian-born player to represent Toronto FC.
- With the result, Toronto FC’s MLS Season Opener record moves to 5W-10L-5T (20 points).
