MLS : DC United and Toronto tied at 1-1
UNITED STATES, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: Toronto FC was held to a 1-1 draw by DC United on Saturday.
DC United players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Opare Kofi in the 6th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Toronto FC with a saving goal from Birnbaum Steven into his own net in the 52nd minute.
Toronto FC remains in first place with 44 points from 23 games, a 3-point lead over 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 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | New York City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 | Orlando City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | New England | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Minnesota United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 22 |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 21 |
| 22 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
DC United
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Atlanta United 1-3 DC United (30 Apr.)
- Previous game:Minnesota United 4-0 DC United (29 Jul.)
- Next game:DC United - Real Salt Lake (13 Aug.)
Toronto FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Toronto FC 5-0 Columbus Crew (26 May.)
- Previous game:Toronto FC 4-0 New York City (30 Jul.)
- Next game:Toronto FC - Portland Timbers (12 Aug.)
DC United
1:1
Toronto FC
1:1 (1:0)
- 5 August 2017
- Washington, D.C.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 44 |
| 2 |  Chicago Fire | 41 |
| 3 |  New York City | 37 |
| 4 |  Sporting Kansas City | 36 |
| 5 |  New York Red Bulls | 35 |