TORONTO - Canada’s Jules-Anthony Vilsaint made an immediate impact in his Toronto FC debut.
The Montreal native secured the late equalizer in a 1-1 draw against the Columbus Crew on Saturday at BMO Field mere moments after stepping onto the pitch.
Vilsaint, wearing No. 99, darted toward the right side of the net, accepted a long cross from fellow TFC newcomer Djordje Mihailovic and stuffed it into the middle of the net to level the score in the 77th minute — just two minutes after entering as a substitute.
TFC received a scare soon after when Columbus midfielder Daniel Gazdag appeared to restore the Crew’s lead, but the goal was ruled offside after a review.
Columbus’ Diego Rossi opened the scoring in the eighth minute after a pass from captain Steven Moreira in the box deflected to hi