Toronto FC turned defeat into derby delight with two stoppage-time goals to beat CF Montréal 2–1 at BMO Field on Saturday, October 10. Lewis Morgan struck with a volley in the 90+3′ minute before Djordje Mihailovic delivered the winner in the 90+5′ minute, completing a remarkable late turnaround in this Major League Soccer fixture.
For Montréal, Daniel Ríos’s 51st-minute opener had put an away victory within reach. Instead, the visitors left empty-handed after Toronto transformed the closing moments of the match.
Ríos breaks the deadlock
The sides went into halftime level at 0–0, with all three goals still to come. Montréal found the breakthrough six minutes into the second half when Daniel Ríos scored in the 51st minute to give the visitors a 1–0 lead.
Montréal carried an attacking threat across the match, finishing with 16 shots and seven on target, compared with Toronto’s 14 attempts and five on target. The hosts held a narrow possession advantage, with 52 percent, and earned eight corners to Montréal’s six, but remained behind as the match entered stoppage time.
Two goals, two minutes, a derby transformed
Lewis Morgan brought Toronto level in the 90+3′ minute with a volley, rescuing the hosts from the brink of defeat and putting a draw within reach.
Toronto were not finished. Djordje Mihailovic scored in the 90+5′ minute to make it 2–1, just two minutes after Morgan’s equalizer. Both scorers were listed as substitutes, giving Toronto’s late comeback an added contribution from the bench.
It was a punishing finish for Montréal, who had held the lead from the 51st minute until deep into added time. Their greater number of shots and attempts on target ultimately counted for less than Toronto’s decisive finishing at the death.
What comes next
Toronto take all three points from the Canadian derby and now turn their attention to Orlando City SC on Wednesday, October 14, at 4:30 p.m. PDT. CF Montréal face Atlanta United FC at the same time, seeking a response after a lead that lasted into stoppage time slipped away.
