Toronto FC started their preseason strong with a win in the first of two 60-minute scrimmages against Nashville SC in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla, though Nashville got even in the second contest with a victory of their own.
Elsewhere, the Colorado Rapids faced off with second-division Mexican side Atlante FC, while FC Dallas drew Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub.
FC Dallas 0, Odense Boldklub 0
Dallas' first match in Marbella, Spain ended scoreless as Paul Arriola and Nkosi Tafari threatened Odense's net but couldn't find the breakthrough goal.
Lineup
- DAL 1H starting XI: Jimmy Maurer - Sam Junqua, Nkosi Tafari, Carl Sainte - Dante Sealy, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Asier Illarramendi, Herbert Endeley - Paul Arriola, Diego Garcia - Logan Farrington
- DAL 2H starting XI: Maarten Paes - Turner Humphrey, Omar Gonzalez, Sebastien Ibegaha - Marco Farfan, Nolan Norris, Liam Fraser, Bernard Kamungo - Enes Sali, Sebastian Lletget - Eugene Ansah
Colorado Rapids 5, Atlante FC 1
Colorado earned a second-straight lopsided win in Mexico, beating Atlante, 5-1, in a 120-minute scrimmage. The positive result comes just days after Chris Armas' side downed Querétaro FC by the same score.
Goals
- 2' - COL - Darren Yapi
- 6' - COL - Calvin Harris
- 61' - COL - Kimani Stewart-Baynes
- 64' - COL - Rafael Navarro
- 115' - ATL
- 116' - Kévin Cabral
Lineup
- COL 1H starting XI: Zack Steffen - Lalas Abubakar, Sebastian Anderson, Cole Bassett, Calvin Harris, Oliver Larraz, Andreas Maxsø, Djordje Mihailovic, Connor Ronan, Sam Vines, Darren Yapi
- COL 2H starting XI: Marko Ilić - Moïse Bombito, Kevin Cabral, Michael Edwards, Nate Jones, Jonathan Lewis, Jasper Löffelsend (Alex Gersbach), Rafael Navarro, Ralph Priso, Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Yosuke Hanya, 75'), Jackson Travis
Toronto FC 2, Nashville SC 0
John Herdman could've hardly asked for a better start to his team's preseason, as Toronto's two big-money DPs, Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne, both got on the scoresheet to lift the Reds to a 2-0 result.
Goals
- TOR - Federico Bernardeschi
- TOR - Lorenzo Insigne
Lineup
- TOR starting XI: N/A
- NSH starting XI: Joe Willis - Shaq Moore (Alex Muyl), Jack Maher, Lukas MacNaughton, Taylor Washington, Dru Yearwood, Sean Davis, Tyler Boyd, McKinze Gaines, Jacob Shaffelburg, Sam Surridge
Toronto FC 0, Nashville SC 1
Nashville rebounded from their scrimmage-one loss thanks to a goal from rookie Forster Ajago, assisted by talisman Hany Mukhtar.
Goals
- NSH - Forster Ajago
Lineup
- TOR starting XI: N/A
- NSH starting XI: Elliot Panicco - Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer, Trialist, Joey Skinner, Brian Anunga, Aníbal Godoy (Trialist), Hany Mukhtar (Adem Sipić), Trialist, Forster Ajago, Trialist
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Sacramento Republic FC 1
The San Jose Earthquakes faced off against USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC in a closed-door scrimmage, which ended in a 1-1 draw on a goal from homegrown midfielder Cruz Medina.
Goals
- SJ - Cruz Medina
Lineup
- SJ 1H: Daniel - Paul Marie, Tanner Beason, Rodrigues, Tommy Thompson - Carlos Gruezo, Jack Skahan, Jackson Yueill, Cristian Espinoza - Benji Kikanović, Preston Judd
- SJ 2H: Daniel - Oscar Verhoeven, Daniel Munie, Tanner Beason, Paul Marie - Alfredo Morales, Carlos Gruezo, Jackson Yueill, Jack Skahan, Preston Judd, Cristian Espinoza
