Goals from Ayo Akinola and Jordan Hamilton were not enough to see a winning debut for Michael Rabasca in his first match on the touchlines for Toronto FC II on Saturday night.
Toronto took the lead in the first half through Akinola, who linked up nicely with Mariano Mino, but a pair of headers from Ken Tribbett two minutes apart early in the second half put Penn FC in the driver’s seat.
Hamilton would pull TFC II level ten minutes later, but a debatable penalty kick call deep in stoppage-time would doom hopes of securing a point, as Jerry Ortiz converted in the 97th minute to grant the home side a 3-2 win.