Drew Moor's goal lifts Toronto past Galaxy in MLS play

Drew Moor scored on a diving header in the 79th minute in Toronto FC’s 1-0 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday night, the Reds’ first win in 11 tries against the Galaxy.

On a night that began with Moor cradling his newbo baby boy, clad in a No. 3 “Moor” sleeper, during the national anthems, the Toronto defender scored his 24th career goal. Benoit Cheyrou sent in a long ball that Eriq Zavaleta headed backward toward the net, placing it perfectly for Moor to launch past goalkeeper Brian Rowe. It was Moor’s 24th career goal.

Toronto (5-5-4) had been winless in its previous 10 games against Los Angeles, a stretch that included five Galaxy victories and five draws. The game marked the first victory for Toronto over the Califoia side at BMO Field since 2008, and the first meeting of the two teams at the stadium on Lake Ontario since March 2013.

The Galaxy (5-3-6) are winless in five games.

Both teams were missing star players. Toronto was without captain Michael Bradley, who is with the U.S. team in Copa America, and striker Jozy Altidore (hamstring injury), while the Galaxy’s Robbie Keane is playing for Ireland at the European Championship and former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard didn’t make the trip because of a hamstring injury.

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