MLS : New York City draw 2-2 with Toronto
UNITED STATES, Jul. 19, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: The match between actual leader Toronto FC and New York City ended in a frustrating 2-2 draw on Wednesday.
One goal for both sides in the first half, Villa David ('45) for New York City, Morgan Ashtone ('11) for Toronto FC and one each in the second, Moralez Maximiliano ('56) for New York City, Vazquez Victor ('90 on penalty) for Toronto FC.
Toronto FC climbed to first place with 39 points from 20 games, one point ahead of runner-up Chicago Fire SC, which has a game in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 39 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New York City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Dallas | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 29 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Seattle Sounders FC | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 23 |
| 17 | Real Salt Lake | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 23 |
| 18 | LA Galaxy | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | New England | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 20 |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Minnesota United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 19 |
| 22 | DC United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
New York City FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:New York City 4-0 DC United (12 Mar.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:New York City - Chicago Fire (22 Jul.)
Toronto FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Toronto FC 5-0 Columbus Crew (26 May.)
- Previous game:Orlando City 1-3 Toronto FC (5 Jul.)
- Next game:Toronto FC - Colorado Rapids (22 Jul.)
New York City
2:2
Toronto FC
2:2 (1:1)
- 19 July 2017
- New York
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 39 |
| 2 |  Chicago Fire | 38 |
| 3 | New York City | 34 |
| 4 |  Sporting Kansas City | 32 |
| 5 |  FC Dallas | 31 |