By Canadian Press

First-round draft pick scores as young Toronto FC side blanks UC Irvine

Feb 10, 2020 | 1:02 PM

TORONTO — First-round draft pick Ifunanyachi Achara scored as a young Toronto FC side defeated UC Irvine 2-0 on Monday.

Achara, taken 25th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft last month from Georgetown, converted a Luca Petrasso cross. Toronto also got an own goal. 

Toronto’s starting 11 featured Ayo Akinola, Griffin Dorsey, Julian Dunn, Noble Okello and Rocco Romeo, all young members of the first-team squad, plus several Toronto FC 2 players.

Toronto brought on three more members of the first-team squad in the second half in the form of Liam Fraser, Tsubasa Endoh and Jacob Shaffelburg.

Toronto is holding its training camp at the University of California, Irvine.

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TFC, which opened pre-season play with a 4-0 win over Colorado on Saturday, faces Los Angeles FC on Wednesday at Banc of California Stadium.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2020.

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