Sapong, Johnson lead Toronto FC to victory over New York City FC

C.J. Sapong scored one minute into the second half and Sean Johnson made it stand up as Toronto FC blanked visiting New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday night.

Richie Laryea had an assist on Sapong's first goal of the season.

Sapong was acquired by Toronto in a trade with Nashville SC on Tuesday, with Saturday night serving as his debut with his new club.

It marked Sapong's 89th regular-season goal and his first since last May. The 13-year veteran has now scored in his first starts for Sporting Kansas City, Chicago, Nashville and Toronto.

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Toronto (2-2-6) improves to 2-0-3 in its last five home matches. Toronto has lost just twice in its last 12 home contests, scoring multiple goals in 10 of them.

NYCFC (4-3-3) falls to 2-7-2 in its last 11 matches on the road, including the playoffs.

Toronto outshot NYCFC 11-5 with a 6-1 advantage in shots on target.

The two teams have identical 6-6-7 records in the all-time series, but Toronto is 3-0-0 against NYCFC in playoff matches by a combined 9-1 score.

NYCFC travels to play Charlotte on Saturday. Toronto will remain home to host the New England Revolution on Saturday.