Richie Laryea credits teammates for hot start + Toronto FC success

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TORONTO – Greg Vanney got what he asked for on Friday night.

Following the 3-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps earlier this week, the Toronto FC head coach challenged his side to back up one good 90 minute performance with another.

While it may not have been as high octane as the previous meeting Richie Laryea’s goal in the 15th minute was all that was need to secure the three points at BMO Field.

The play began on the left with Alejandro Pozuelo squaring the ball across the top of the box to Auro, who drove forward before dishing off to Pablo Piatti on the right. The double-scorer from Tuesday’s encounter wiggled towards the area and played forward to Pozuelo who had inserted himself into the heart of the action after that initial pass.


Piatti’s firm ball bounced off Pozuelo and into a gap just below the arc where Laryea was alert to the chance, placing a low right-footer into the bottom right-corner of the goal.