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Riem returned on May 9 after missing four and a half games with a groin injury.<\/p>\n<p>Wilfried <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Zaha scores in the 19th minute<\/span> &#8212; with assists from Vargas and Beal &#8212; gave Charlotte a 1-0 lead. It was Zaha&#8217;s third goal of the season and 13th in 43 career appearances. Beer&#8217;s helper was the fifth person.<\/p>\n<p>derrick <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Etienne Jr. caught the pass.<\/span> Jonathan Osorio scored his second goal three minutes later, tying the score at 1-1. Etienne has scored 22 goals in 229 career games. It was Osorio&#8217;s third assist, matching his total from each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte took a 2-1 lead in the 35th minute and took it to halftime, with Vargas&#8217; third assist of the season setting up defender David&#8217;s goal. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Schnegg&#8217;s first goal for the club<\/span>. Schnegg&#8217;s other goal was in D.C. in 2024. United.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">beer scored<\/span> Earned a penalty kick in the 84th minute. The seventh goal came after Morrison Agyemang was fouled by Osorio. Beal contributed 39 goals during his time in Charlotte, including 20 netters, one shy of Karol Swiderski&#8217;s club record.<\/p>\n<div data-module=\"\" data-module-trackunsubscribe=\"\" class=\"PageListEnhancementGeneric Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<div class=\"PageList-items-item\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo\" data-gtm-region=\"Petar Musa scores 2 goals, Dallas beats Toronto 3-2 in season opener for both teams\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-align-top=\"\" data-mobile-alt-layout=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-posted-date-timestamp=\"1771731825000\" data-updated-date-timestamp=\"1771731825000\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media PagePromo-media--backgroundSecondary\" data-animate=\"fromBottom\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"FC Dallas forward Logan Farrington, 23, celebrates with teammate forward Petar Moussa (center right) after scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Toronto FC on Saturday, February 21, 2026 in Frisco, Texas. 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Charlotte leads the series against Toronto with a 5-3-1 record and is 4-1-0 at home.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s only win in Charlotte came during their first trip to Charlotte in 2022, a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n<h2>to the next<\/h2>\n<p>Toronto: Visited Chicago Fire on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte: Hosts the New England Revolution on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/toronto-fc-charlotte-fc-score-mls-e45d82ce10915d38c299e3a04e9770f5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Pep Beal had a goal and an assist, Kerwin Vargas added two assists and Charlotte FC defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday night. Charlotte said the team rested U.S. defender Tim Ream &#8220;for load management purposes&#8221; and that the 38-year-old was expected to return next weekend. 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