- Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson appeared to headbutt Strahinja Tanasijević.
- Managers John Herdman and Nick Cushing also had a heated exchange.
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The rivalry day showdown between Toronto FC and New York City FC ended with players and staff fighting on the field.
The teams traded blows for 90 minutes and a few substitutions as NYCFC cruised to a 3-2 victory north of the border. However, the action did not end with the final whistle at BMO Field.
A verbal exchange during the heated game led to members of both clubs exchanging pushes and pulls in a moshpit of blue and gray jerseys.
In the center of the fight, former NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson pointed the finger at defender Strahinja Tanasijević before aggressively pushing and chasing the Yugoslavian.
After his teammates huddled and separated the two, Johnson ran through the crowd, grabbed Tanasijević and apparently launched a headbutt as local NYCFC player Tayvon Gray attempted to separate them.
Toronto FC’s match against New York City FC ended with a chaotic brawl at BMO Field
Players and staff members from both teams had to be separated after NYCFC’s 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the frame, TFC coach John Herdman appears to shout at NYCFC coach Nick Cushing as he pushes his chest against the Englishman’s shoulder. The managers were quickly separated and separated by the chaos among the players.
NYCFC opened the scoring with a Santiago Rodríguez penalty in the 23rd minute. Before the break, Malachi Jones doubled their lead with another goal in the 44th.
Toronto’s Federico Bernardeschi broke New York’s clean sheet when he scored in the 55th. However, Andrés Perea found the net for NYCFC in the 77th, taking the prize away from their rivals.
Santiago Rodríguez opened the scoring for New York with a penalty in the 23rd minute
Malachi Jones scored for NYCFC in the 44th before Andrés Perea scored a goal in the 89th.
In the final minutes, TFC scored again, thanks to Raoul Petretta in the 89th. In the ninth minute of added time, Bernardeschi received his second yellow card as tempers flared between both sides.
The teams remain neck and neck in the Eastern Conference, with Toronto in fourth place with 19 points. On the other hand, NYCFC sits just below them in fifth place with 17.
The Pigeons have won four of their last five meetings against their rivals.