John Carew and Luke Moore tallied late goals as Aston Villa rallied for a 4-2 victory over Toronto FC in Wednesday's friendly before a sellout crowd of 20,147 at BMO Field.

Carew scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute, finishing off a flashy passing play involving Gabriel Agbonlahor and Moore, who completed the scoring on a close-range shot during injury time.

Maurice Edu unleashes a shot in Toronto's 4-2 loss to Aston Villa. Maurice Edu unleashes a shot in Toronto's 4-2 loss to Aston Villa.
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"I thought they were very good," Moore said of Toronto.

"They were very fit. I was impressed."

Toronto, which had two goals disallowed, stormed back from a 2-0 deficit on goals by Todd Dunivant and Andrea Lombardo in the 50th and 62nd minute, respectively.

"We battled back into the game in the second half," Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston said. "I felt we took the game to them.

"But there were a few dodgy calls. I'm not particularly happy with that."

Moore finished with a hat trick for Villa, taking seven of the team's 16 shots.

But Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen hobbled off the pitch in the 34th minute, having injured his right leg kicking the ball.

"He has pulled his hamstring, which is a bit of a blow," Villa manager Martin O'Neill told reporters afterward.

"We won't know the extent of the damage probably until some time later tomorrow [Thursday]. But it's pretty awkward for him."

Injured indefinitely

Injuries have struck Toronto too, with Canadian keeper Greg Sutton (concussion) and striker Jeff Cunningham (abdomen) shelved indefinitely.

"It's a severe blow to us," Johnston said. "[Sutton] keeps getting headaches.

"I'm not taking a chance in putting him in there or putting him in training because, first and foremost, we have to take care of him. [Cunningham] is out indefinitely at the moment, which is a major blow."

Marlon Harewood, Stephen O'Halloran and Zoltan Stieber made their unofficial debuts for Villa, which finished 11th overall in the English Premier League last season with an 11-10-17 record.

Niger Rea-Coker entered the contest in the 68th minute as Villa emptied its bench.

"It was an excellent game for us, a really good workout," O'Neill said. "Toronto played very, very strong in the second half, which was great for them, great for the fans, and, obviously, very good for us."

With files from the Canadian Press