Christian Makoun converted an injury-time penalty as David Beckham’s in-form Inter Miami edged 10-man Toronto 1-0 in MLS.
With Tuesday’s contest seemingly heading for a draw, Inter Miami’s Makoun stepped up and scored a spot-kick in the 95th minute.
Unbeaten in six matches, Inter Miami – co-owned by former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England star Beckham – have won three consecutive matches for the first time in their history as they moved into the Eastern Conference play-off positions.
Toronto had just 15 points through 23 matches entering the matchup. Only five teams in MLS history have had fewer points at this stage of a season, most recently DC United in 2013 (13).
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