New England, now unbeaten in seven, went ahead through an own goal
from Damien Perquis and went 2-0 up when Diego Fagundez scored five
minutes before halftime.
Toronto pulled a goal back in the 56th minute when Robbie Findley
headed home Justin Morrow's cross, but New England wrapped up the
points in 15 minutes later when Kelyn Rowe scored after taking a
pass from Lee Nguyen.
New England are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 43 points, one
place and six points ahead of Toronto.
In Orlando, Adrian Winter scored his first two MLS goals to spark
his side to a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.
The Swiss midfielder, who joined the team in July, broke through in
the third minute when he headed home a free kick before Kansas City
tied the score just before the hour mark through Krisztian Nemeth.
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Orlando, who had last recorded a win on Aug. 1 against Columbus,
went back in front when Bryan Rochez blasted home six minutes later
before Winter added his second 17 minutes from time.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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