TORONTO -- The scenario was all too familiar for Toronto FC. Chad Ochocinco Jersey. Another late goal allowed, another opportunity squandered and it left Toronto head coach Chris Cummins fuming and his team with only the faintest hope of reaching the Major League Soccer playoffs. Toronto appeared to have victory and three points locked up on Nana Attakoras 46th-minute goal until second-half substitute Cornell Glen scored deep into the four minutes of stoppage time to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 draw before a crowd of 20,571 at BMO Field. Toronto entered the match needing to win its final three games of the season to have a good chance of earning its first MLS playoff berth. Now it needs help from others and even that might not be enough. Cummins talked bravely about "not throwing in the towel" but was scathing in his assessment of the way the team dropped too far back late in the game, which cost his team valuable points in the standings again. "We dominated the game and weve given an awful goal away," Cummins said. "Im fuming with that goal. We dropped deep and were sloppy and people were out of position." It was the 15th goal allowed in the final 15 minutes of a game by Toronto (9-10-9) in 28 games this season and about half of the goals have cost the team points, whether it meant a loss instead of a draw or a draw instead of a victory. "The fans did their part today," Cummins said. "And again we havent turned up for the last few minutesa and we spoiled what would have been a decent performance. Im fuming to be honest with you." Its not that Cummins has not tried to get his point across this season. "Listen you say the same things every week," he said. "Its basics. "We keep dropping deep, Im screaming for 20 minutes about keeping up, pushing up, pushing up," Cummins said. "They come in, theyre arguing with each other and they say thats why we dropped deep. Well I cant go on the pitch and be pushing them up myself. "Do they drop deep because they get nervous because they know that we concede goals in the last few minutes? I dont knowa" Defender Jim Brennan said the result left him almost speechless. "Youve got to waste time, play the ball in the corner, and kill the game off," he said. "We let them come at us, come at us, come at us. Thats the problem, we just are dropping deep and youre inviting them to come at you. "Its not nerves, its mistakes, simple mistakes that kill you. Were holding the lead at home, which we wanted, to get three points and we came away with one. Its not good enough. Were still in it (the playoff hunt), its just frustrating because we let ourselves down." The Earthquakes had already been eliminated from playoff contention. The situation was not ideal for Toronto, which went into the game with four regulars missing. Midfielder Amado Guevara was with Honduras for World Cup qualifying matches, midfielder Carl Robinson was out after surgery for a facial fracture incurred during training on Tuesday that ended his season, defender Marvell Wynn was out with a quadriceps injury and goalkeeper Stefan Frei was out with a dislocated finger. Brian Edwards started in goal for Toronto for the first time this season in a regular-season game and made two saves. Toronto came closest to scoring in the goalless first half in the 23rd minute. San Jose goalkeeper Joe Cannon made a fine reflex save on Attakoras header that came from Adrian Seriouxs long throw-in. After Cannon`s save, Shea Salinas cleared the ball off the line. It was one of five saves made by Cannon in the match. Toronto started brightly in the second half and Cannon couldnt stop Attakora in the 46th minute when he put home a diagonal pass sent by Dwayne De Rosario into the box. It was the second goal of the season for Attakora whose residence is in Orangeville, Ont. Three minutes later Toronto put on more pressure but Chad Barrett couldnt apply the finishing touches. San Jose defender Jason Hernandez was taken off on a stretcher in the 59th minute after a scramble around the goal after Cannon stopped De Rosario. Cannon fell into De Rosario on the play that was ruled offside. Quincy Amarikwa took over from Hernandez. Late in the game San Jose pressed and Brennans block appeared to have given TFC a reprieve but seconds later Glen scored. "This lifts the teams spirits a great deal," Glen said. "For the whole season things werent really going out way. Even the bounce of the ball was going the other way so it was great to finally get some luck." Notes: TFC wore pink uniform jerseys for the game to show support for breast cancer researchaThe final regular-season home game for TFC is next Saturday against Real Salt Lake and the final game is Oct. 24 in New YorkaSaturday was the first home game for midfielder Julian de Guzman, a Toronto native, since he was signed as a designated player on Sept. 12.aBoth teams began the game wearing black socks and San Jose switched to white socks at the half because referee Mark Geiger said that on some calls he was having an identification problem. Jerod Mayo Jersey. Related readings: Australia likely to cut immigration: minister Rudd says Australia will rise from ashes of despair Australia plans $26B stimulus package The financial crisis occurring elsewhere in the world will have an obvious impact on the national accounts, Swan told a press conference in Sydney. Eli Manning Womens Jersey. 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BUFFALO, N.Y. - From spectator to contributor, Sabres forward Drew Stafford quickly put his benching behind him with an impressive response. Two days after he was banished to watch in the press box as a healthy scratch, Stafford rebounded by scoring twice, including once on a penalty shot, and added an assist to help Buffalo overcome a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. It comes back to how you respond, said Stafford, who sat out a 5-3 win at St. Louis on Sunday. Its being professional about it, not feeling sorry for yourself. Its just going back to work. I was very fortunate enough to get some breaks tonight, and it just so happened to be the night after I got sat out. Ill take it. So will the Sabres in a game they looked like they had no business being in after starter Ryan Miller was pulled 22 minutes in, when he allowed his third goal on 11 shots. Patrick Lalime took over and stopped all 27 shots he faced, and Jason Pominville capped the comeback by scoring a power-play goal with 9:05 left. We played well, we came back strong. Good character win, said Lalime, who was particularly strong in making 18 saves in the second period. Its huge. We never let down. Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres, who hadnt overcome a three-goal deficit since a 5-4 shootout win at Dallas last Jan. 15. Jordan Staal, Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz scored for the Penguins, who squandered a three-goal lead for the first time since a 5-3 loss at Nashville last Jan. 8. A three-goal lead and we didnt put it away. Thats what happens when you let teams hang around, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. We worked pretty hard and probably deserved better. The Penguins dropped to 1-3 in their past four games, and blew a chance to move into a tie with New Jersey atop the Eastern Conference standings. With 53 points, the Penguins are two back of New Jersey as they travel to face their Atlantic Division rival on Wednesday. Pittsburgh appeared to take command 90 seconds into the second period when Kunitz, set up in the high slot by a smart pass from Crosby, blasted a 50-footer over Millers left shoulder. Chad Ochocinco Jersey. The goal chased Miller, in a week in which he is expected to be named to U.S. Olympic team. Guerin didnt sense a change in how the Penguins played. He instead chalked up the loss to how much better the Sabres were during the final 30 minutes. I dont think it was necessarily a momentum change, Guerin said. They just started playing better. That boost came from Stafford, who started the rally by scoring on a penalty shot with 7:14 left in the second period. The Sabres were awarded the penalty shot following a scramble in front during which Penguins defenceman Jay McKee illegally smothered the puck while lying in the crease. Driving in on net, Stafford made a head fake and then acknowledged he fanned on a shot that still fooled Marc-Andre Fleury and beat him through the legs. I just kind of sweeped at it and it went in, said Stafford, who snapped a 15-game goal drought. He scored against 2:09 later by converting his own rebound, and then made a nifty move to set up Gaustads goal to tie the game. Avoiding two defenders, including Sergei Gonchars attempt at a hip check, Stafford slipped a pass through the crease to Gaustad, who tapped it in. He was our best player tonight, which was good, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said of Stafford. I think thats the type of player he can be. Ruff, however, cautioned that he doesnt want to make a habit of benching players to get the best out of them. Thats a hard lesson, Ruff said. But I think his answer is a quality response to a situation like that. NOTES: The Penguins, who kicked off a four-game road trip, had their bus become stuck in the snow three blocks from the hotel on Monday. Coaches and team officials had to get out to push. ... With 462 career wins with the Sabres, coach Lindy Ruff moved to within three of passing Glen Sather (Edmonton) for fourth place on the NHL list of coaching wins with one team. ... Penguins D Mark Eaton returned after missing three games with a lower body injury. ' ' '