Sunday, August 7, 2011

De Rosario Hat Trick Spells Draw Between United, Toronto

Dwayne De Rosario assisted on goals by Santino Quaranta in the 19th minute and Chris Pontius in the 64th and converted a penalty kick in thr 86th minute as host DC United played Toronto FC to a 3-3 draw in Major League Soccer play Saturday at RFK Stadium.

Peri Marosevic (unassisted in 52nd minute) and Julian de Guzman (off Ashtone Morgan in the 69th minute) scored game-tying goals for Toronto and Joao Plata connected with Danny Koevermans on a potential game-winning goal in the 86th minute before De Rosario scored his third and final goal of the night.

DC is 6-6-9 with 27 points and is in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, two points behind the Houston Dynamo (8-7-10, 28) for fifth place. United hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps this Saturday.

Toronto is 3-11-11 with 20 points and is in eighth place in those standings, two points behind the New England Revolution (4-10-9, 21) for seventh place. Real Salt Lake welcomes Toronto this Saturday to Rio Tinto Stadium.

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