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TORONTO -- A late-game goalkeeping gaffe by Milos Kocic was the latest chapter in Toronto FCs season-long struggle with conceding late goals. Kocic mishandled an easy save in the 88th minute, allowing Hamdi Salihi to score late in D.C. Uniteds 1-0 win on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. It was the 16th time Toronto has conceded in the final 15 minutes of MLS games this season. "I lost the game for my team today and I want to apologize to my team," said Kocic. "The boys deserved better today and the fans and the club. Everybody deserved better and I let them down today so thats it." The victory clinched a playoff spot for United (16-10-6), while last-place Toronto (5-20-7) stretched its winless streak to 12 games since beating Colorado on July 18. The late goal came when former Toronto player Maicon Santos sent a cross from the right side that Kocic couldnt hold onto. Salihi was in the right place to tap home from close range. Kocic had barely been involved in the second half as Toronto played aggressively against its playoff-bound visitors. "I think it was the quietest the goalkeeper has had for quite some time," said head coach Paul Mariner. "When youre in our position youve got to take your chances but we didnt. You leave teams hanging around and things like that happen." Announced attendance was 15,281 on a chilly, blustery day alongside Lake Ontario, though swaths of seats remained empty as Toronto played its second to last home game. Some fans even held up signs voicing their dissatisfaction as Toronto plays out the remainder of its sixth season -- all without a post-season berth. Five minutes in D.C. midfielder Andy Najars cross from the right side was deflected and Kocic had to be sharp to backtrack and poke the ball over. Torontos only real opportunity of the first half came in the ninth minute on some nice build up on the right side. Reggie Lambe sent a cross into the 18-yard box where forward Luis Silva just got his toe on the ball to deflect it towards goal. But D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid raced off his line and cut down the angle to block Silvas shot. "I think this was as well as Ive seen them play for quite some time," said Mariner. "Weve got to take our chances but were not taking our chances." The visitors were gifted with an opportunity on the half hour mark as Toronto defenders Darren ODeas poor clearance resulted in Lionard Pajoy getting a chance at the top of the penalty area but his shot missed over the bar. Toronto had the better chances in the second half and in the 62nd minute Hall took the ball to the edge of the D.C. penalty area and found Ryan Johnson, whose high shot forced a diving save from Hamid. "I think for large periods we outplayed D.C. and when we had chances we couldnt take them and unfortunately paid for it in the end," said midfielder Terry Dunfield. 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Jordan Clarkson Jersey . -- Henry Josey watched helplessly from the sideline last fall, rehabbing from a serious knee injury, while Missouri was getting pushed around in its first SEC season.(Sports Network) - The playoff-bound Philadelphia Flyers will try to close a successful homestand with a victory tonight, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Wells Fargo Center. Watch the game live on TSN2 and TSN Mobile TV at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers have posted a 3-1 record on a five-game residency, bringing their record in March to 10-2-1. Philadelphia has recorded two straight wins and Saturdays victory over Montreal allowed the Flyers to clinch a playoff berth for the fifth straight year and for the 16th time in the past 17 seasons. Thanks in part to a two-goal effort from Danny Briere, the Flyers earned a 4-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday. It was Philadelphias seventh win in eight home games, improving the clubs record as the host this season to 21-11-5. Kimmo Timonen scored a goal while Ilya Bryzgalov posted 23 saves and added an assist for the Flyers, who have won five of their last seven games. "Obviously it helps confidence wise because I was in a bit of a drought there," said Briere, who has scored three goals in his last seven games after going his previous 23 tests without a marker. "The last three weeks I felt my game was turning around and tonight felt real good." The Flyers are currently seeded fifth in the Eastern Conference, where they sit four points behind Pittsburgh and six ahead of sixth-seeded New Jersey. The Devils and Penguins are both off on Monday. Philadelphia will visit Toronto on Thursday before returning home to host Ottawa on Saturday. The Lightning are stiill trying to claw their way into the playoff race in the East, but Guy Bouchers club is running out of time quickly.dddddddddddd. With eight games left, Tampa Bay is nine points out of the conferences final postseason berth. Tampa Bay has won two straight on the heels of an 0-3 stretch and the Bolts are coming off Saturdays regulation win over the visiting New York Islanders. Tim Wallace scored the winner with under eight minutes to play, lifting Tampa to a 4-3 win in the finale of a seven-game homestand on Saturday. The Lightning went 3-4 on the residency and will now play three straight on the road, where Tampa has a dreadful 11-19-5 record this season. Steven Stamkos posted two goals and an assist against the Islanders, while Dwayne Roloson stopped 34-of-37 shots. "Weve always battled back as a team all year," said Roloson. "Sometimes its too big of a hole for us to rally from or we fall just short, but tonight we worked hard and got the win." With 52 goals, Stamkos is six markers ahead of Pittsburghs Evgeni Malkin for the league lead. However, Malkin leads the NHL with 97 points -- 10 more than Stamkos. Philadelphias Claude Giroux is third in the league in scoring and is one point behind Stamkos with 86 points. Tampa Bay has taken two of three from the Flyers this season and tonights test is the final scheduled encounter between the teams this year. The Bolts have won five of seven in this series overall, but Philly has claimed four of the last six in the City of Brotherly Love. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '