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Victor Vazquez put Toronto (2-4-1) ahead 1-0 in
the 28th minute and Giovinco thrilled the home fans with his
first goal of the season in the 65th minute. Jay Chapman, who
entered in the 78th minute, scored in the 89th.
Philadelphia (2-4-2) has been outscored 8-0 in losing all three
of its road matches.
Giovinco got the insurance score with his 56th goal in his 91st
MLS regular season match.
He took a pass from Jonathan Osorio just outside the box and
dribbled left, right and left again before stumbling a bit. He
regained his footing to score for the sixth time in seven games
against the Union.
Chapman, from Brampton, Ontario, then got his first of the
season.
Vazquez put Toronto ahead 1-0 in the 28th minute for his second
goal in as many games. Giovinco found a seam and got the ball to
Nicolas Hasler on the right side of the penalty area. Vazquez
started his run down the middle and slotted the shot off the
left post.
While it was the lone score of the half, Philadelphia had
several chances.
In the 10th minute, midfielder Alejandro Bedoya's header from 7
yards hit the crossbar off a corner kick. In the 35th, Toronto
keeper Alex Bono denied Bedoya the equalizer when he stretched
right to get his hand on a shot targeted for the far post.
Bono made three saves for his first shutout of the season. He
had 10 of his 15 career clean sheets last season. Andre Blake
had five saves for Philadelphia.
Both teams next play on Wednesday when Toronto hosts the Seattle
Sounders and Philadelphia is at the Columbus Crew.
--Field Level Media
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