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slide. Keegan Kanzig added the other goal. Braden Christoffer and Austin Wagner
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Trafford.TORONTO -- Toronto FC used to be known for its heartbreaking tendency
to give up goals in the dying seconds. Doneil Henry, the man who scored Toronto
FCs last-gasp game winner Saturday, knows that probably better than anyone.
Jermain Defoe scored twice and Henry, who has seen plenty of heartbreak in his
more than four seasons with TFC, headed in the third in injury time to lift
Toronto to a 3-2 Major League Soccer victory over the Columbus Crew. The
difference this season? "Its the guys that we have in this locker-room, we have
some really bold characters, some guys that really will die for the game," Henry
said. "Thats been the difference-maker. And we all believe in our coach, we all
will stick up and die for this coach, for Ryan Nelsen. "So when you think of
opportunities of winning games, and trying to finally bring the playoffs to
Toronto, you think of the guys in this changing room." Defoe, the former
Tottenham Hotspur star and biggest name in Torontos much-celebrated off-season
signing spree, scored on a penalty shot. He then added a second when Brazilian
striker Gilberto headed the ball onto the Englishman, and he one-timed a
beautiful strike past Crew keeper Steve Clark. The 21-year-old Henry, however,
was the star of the afternoon. The six-foot-two defender from Brampton, Ont.,
muscled his way in on a free kick from Daniel Lovitz with about a minute left to
play to score with a glancing header. It was his second goal in as many games --
Henry scored in Wednesdays 1-1 draw with Montreal -- and another plus for the
player whos rebounded from a couple of minuses. "In your career when you have
your negative days, you can either let it eat you and be a timid person or you
can stand up like a man, and just embrace it and just try to better yourself and
understand the game better," said Henry, who ripped off his shirt while his
teammates mobbed him. Henry had been making news more for the goals that cost
his team -- most recently in Torontos 2-2 draw at Sporting Kansas City a week
earlier, Henrys foul inside the box cost the team a Kansas City penalty shot.
Nelsen is proud of how Henry has played this week. "Hes got amazing athleticism,
hes got lovely spring, hes a good timer of hitting the ball," Nelsen said. "Its
just reward for being brave, and trying to make an impact in the game and not
letting the game go by, and then look in the mirror at night and think God, I
wish Id made that run. As weve all done. "Youve got to be brave, youve got to
put yourself in the arena and he did, he went for it, and he got his reward by
helping us win this game." The goal boosted Torontos record to 5-4-1 and sent
the 22,591 fans at a sun-drenched BMO Field home happy. Justin Meram and
Augustin Viana scored for Columbus (4-5-4). Meram put Columbus on the scoreboard
in the 18th minute -- several nice passes by the Crew found Meram alone just
outside the top of the 18-yard-box, and he fired a shot past Toronto goalkeeper
Joe Bendik.
Tuukka Rask Jersey. Defoe, who said he felt fresh from sitting out Wednesdays game against Montreal, converted a penalty
three minutes later to tie the game after he was pulled down in the box by Tyson
Wahl. "The last two games, we havent been at our best, but weve gotten results,"
Defoe said. "Great character to come back and win the game. Its not an easy
thing to do. It was all about character again." Viana put the Crew ahead 2-1 in
the 65th minute when he headed in a corner kick from the top of the
six-yard-box, sneaking the ball just inside the right post. The goals were the
only decent shots on target all afternoon. The Crew were more accurate with
their passing and held a slight edge in possession. "Even though we didnt play
that well, we stayed in the game, we kept trying. . . sometimes it was painful
to watch," Nelsen said. "The boys kept going, they never backed out. Even the
best teams in the world have really bad days in the office, but if youre still
trying to do the good things. . . a lot of the times you get rewarded."
Gilberto, the Brazilian striker and Designated Player that was also part of
Torontos off-season rebuild, started on the bench for the first time with the
team. Nelsen said Gilberto wasnt feeling well on Thursday and Friday, and gave
Luke Moore the start in his place. Gilberto replaced Jackson in the 65th minute,
and had a shot on his first touch, but launched it well over the Columbus net.
He would have fans cheering, though, with his ball to Defoe on the second goal.
"As soon as it came to (Gilberto) I knew he was going to head it on so I could
just turn," Defoe said of the goal. "As soon as I turned I thought, this is the
chance, youve got to just hit it as quick as you can. It was one of them goals
when as soon as I made contact I knew it was going in." Toronto was awarded the
Trillium Cup -- the cup competition between these two teams -- afterward. TFC
had won the first game of the matchup 2-0 in April in Columbus. Both teams were
playing without their captains -- Torontos centre back Steven Caldwell was
serving a suspension for his red card in TFCs 2-2 draw at Kansas City a week
earlier, while Columbus was missing forward Frederico Higuain to a suspension.
Toronto has only beaten Columbus four times in the 21 meetings between the two
teams. Seven of the games have resulted in ties. Toronto has only beaten the
Crew twice at BMO Field in 10 matchups. TFC travels to Montreal on Wednesday for
the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship, which doesnt count toward MLS
standings. Theyre back in Toronto next Saturday against the San Jose
Earthquakes.
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