TORONTO - Chris Pontius scored twice and Charlie Davies continued his comeback from a near-fatal car crash with a goal in his first MLS start as D.C. United defeated a lacklustre Toronto FC 3-0 on Saturday night.
It was Davies' fifth goal in four games for United (2-2-1). His previous four, three from penalties, came in 120 minutes off the bench. He could have had another in the 89th minute Saturday had it not been for a fine reflex save from goalie Stefan Frei.
The 24-year-old U.S. international striker is on loan from France's Sochaux. And he looked good on the comeback trail after suffering a broken and dislocated elbow, broken bones in his right leg, and broken nose, forehead and eye socket in the October 2009 crash that killed another passenger.
It was a night where little went right for Toronto (1-2-3), which had been unbeaten in its last four games.
Referee Mark Kadlecik showed Toronto defender Ty Harden a straight red card in the 49th minute for cutting down Pontius outside the box as the midfielder was steaming towards goal.
Adrian Cann, the other central defender, was forced out after 12 minutes with bruised ribs.
