Toronto have earned a much-needed win in the MLS after a 95th-minute winner gave them a 3-2 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps at the BMO Field.

The hosts could have been in front at the break but Ryan Johnson's effort hit the post in first-half injury time following a quick counter attack.

Instead it was Vancouver who took the lead on 50 minutes as Darren Mattocks fired in from a tight angle.

Toronto grabbed themselves an equaliser with 20 minutes to play when Luis Silva converted from close range.

The hosts then went ahead four minutes later through Torsten Frings's long-range drive.

There was late drama as Lee Young-Pyo rattled the woodwork with five minutes to play before Mattocks looked to have salvaged a point for Vancouver with a header in the 91st minute.

However, Terry Dunfield nodded in Frings's cross deep into added time to give Toronto the valuable three points.