Toronto has the building blocks for a strong 2012, who will they leave unprotected though for
Montreal to pick from? (Getty Images)
Toronto FC had what you could easily call an up and down year. First year manager Aron Winter
came in and cleaned house a bit which caused for plenty of early season losses.
FC DALLAS (2ND) VS. TORONTO FC (3RD)CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP C PIZZA HUT PARK - TUESDAY 8PM EDTTV: GOL TV -----RADIO: FAN 590 THE KICKABOUT:Yes the hyperbole machine is once again churning out platitudes at full strength - but this time
it's for realsies!
The Philly Soccer Page " Player Ratings and Analysis: Union 1-1 Toronto FC
With nothing left to play for in the 2011 MLS season, Toronto represented a fairly unpredictable
opponent. Aron Winter could have used Saturday's match at PPL Park to continue the development of
his new system and go for broke, attempting to play spoiler and steal a road victory.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Early Winter
With nothing left to play for in the 2011 MLS season, Toronto represented a fairly
unpredictable opponent. Aron Winter could have used Saturday's match at PPL Park to continue the
development of his new system and go for broke, attempting to play spoiler and steal a road
victory.
PSP photographer Nicolae Stoian was on hand for the Philadelphia Union's home finale.
Although the match ended as a 1–1 draw, the beautiful fall day featured a beauty of a goal from
Sebastien Le Toux. Most importantly, the Union assured themselves a place in the playoffs for the
first time in their two-year history.
By JOEY SAMUEL
CHESTER, Pa. - It wasn't pretty, and it certainly wasn't impressive. But it was good enough, at
least for now.
Behind a goal from Sebastien Le Toux, the Philadelphia Union tied Toronto FC, 1-1, in front of a
record crowd at PPL Park.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
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Sebastien Le Toux's first half strike was not enough to see the Philadelphia Union through to
victory in their final home game of the regular season as Toronto FC's Ryan Johnson ruined the
party for the hosts with a 57th minute equalizer.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Union
Playoff tickets are now on sale!
Kerith Gabriel reports in the Daily News that Faryd Mondragon, who is a finalist for Soccer
America's Goalkeeper of the Year, will start against Toronto. "I am not used to being out, so it
felt like forever," Mondragon said.
As we mentioned last week, the Portland Timbers needed draws from the rest of the MLS. Well,
they got 'em. There were four draws in nine weekend matches, and two of them were of the utmost
importance to the Timbers. And of course the Timbers did their part with a 1-0 away victory over
the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The New York Red Bulls needed a win against Toronto FC on Saturday to really boost their playoff
chances, but for a team with just two road wins all year, a draw was probably the more realistic
goal.
Toronto FC nearly left the Red Bulls with zero points, but Thierry Henry stepped up to save New
York one more time, collecting a Dax McCarty' corner kick and hitting a perfect turn and shot in
the 88th minute to help the Red Bulls salvage a 1-1 draw at BMO Field.
Chivas USA 1 Toronto 0
Juan Pablo Angel scored his sixth goal in five games for Chivas USA in the 12th minute, heading
home an Ante Jazic cross from seven yards after Justin Braun picked up a loose ball in the Toronto
half.
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It took me just 30 minutes to get from my Torrance driveway to my press box seat tonight at Home
Depot Center where a rather subdued atmosphere has greeted two struggling teams.
By DAVID GUBALA
Toronto FC entered Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions League match with a must-win mentality, looking
to rebound from a heavy 4-0 defeat at Pumas last Sunday. A regular starting XI featured for Aron
Winter's side with hopes of a post group-stage round still remaining well alive.
TFC's defensive line in usual form
THE BUZZ:Mexico City's cavernous Estadio Olimpico Universitario is the setting as The Reds try to steal
three valuable Champions League points from PUMAS UNAM. The mood was hopeful leading up to the
match against the underachieving Mexicans but a rash of TFC absences and a suddenly strong Pumas
starting eleven have got us sweating through our UNAM's.
Toronto FC finally put it all together against the Columbus Crew.
TFC put an end to its Trillium Cup nightmare by posting a 4-2 victory over the Crew for its
first win in the rivalry series in 13 matches (1-5-7) and a performance worthy of SBI's MLS Team of
the Week honors.
By DAVE GUBALA
Toronto FC defeated the Columbus Crew for the very first time in franchise history in a six-goal
thriller and were able to lift the Trillum Cup on Saturday night at Crew Stadium.
It was a back and forth game from the very start.
Tommy Heinemann reduced Toronto's lead to one in the 67th minute but the Crew were unable to
respond as Julian de Guzman netted a third goal in the 87th minute.
Trillium Cup... now with Trillium Saucer
IN THE TUNNEL:Half empty stadium? Check. Dirtiest looking cheerleaders east of the Mississippi? Check. Children's
playground outside the ground? Check. Simmering racial undertones in the stands? Check. With all
that in order, it's all systems go for the return leg of The Trillium Cup - MLS' weakest
manufactured derby ever.
The Quakes managed to secure another point on the road last Saturday against Toronto FC in
Toronto. The result marked the 13th game since the Quakes recorded a win in MLS, but the Quakes
were lucky to come out of Toronto with the draw they managed. João Plata managed to slip the
offside trap in the second, half thanks to a nice through ball by Ryan Johnson, and beat Jon Busch
to finish, but the linesman ruled Plata to be offside.
It's an international friendly weekend and of the three Sporting KC players with their respective
national teams, two had their games tonight. Defender Shavar Thomas and Jamaica took on Ecuador in
Quito today. Thomas went the full 90 minutes in Jamaica's 5-2 loss on the road where to MLS
players, Omar Cummings and Ryan Johnson got the two goals for the Jamaican team.
Electrifying! Unlike TFC's offence.
IN THE TUNNEL:Whatever god, deity or golden calf that MLSE sacrifices virgins to - really, really wants Toronto
FC to become CONCACAF Champions. For the second time this year, Great Odin's Beard has caused the
skies to turn upside down over BMO Field and wash away a 1-0 deficit in its biblical wake.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Chicago Fire are in last place no more in the MLS Eastern Conference, thanks to goals by
someone who is expected to score and someone else who is not.
In other words, it's likely to be a good day at Toyota Park when striker Dominic Oduro is flying
past his defenders and defender Dan Gargan, with one career goal, nets his second.
I had the same look on my face watching TFC
IN THE TUNNEL:Rarefied air for Toronto FC as they fly into suburban Chicago's Toyota Park tonight. Not only are
The Reds trying to extend an unbeaten streak that goes back nearly a month now but they also face a
team lower than themselves in the MLS table.
It was a clean sweep for Major League Soccer in the first week of group stage action in the
CONCACAF Champions League this past week. Solid performances from Seattle and Los Angeles, with a
crazy win by Colorado while FC Dallas made history down in Mexico. Now could the Canadian end
continue that fantastic momentum to finish off the week?
11 starting Knackwurst and 5 subs! Game on!
CHICAGO (17th) VS. TORONTO
(15th) TOYOTA PARK - SUNDAY 7PM ETTV: GOLTV THE KICKABOUT:- With TFC unbeaten in nearly a month (I know!
Style points not withstanding, Toronto FC made Major League Soccer a perfect 5-for-5 in the
CONCACAF Champions League group stage Thursday night.
Ryan Johnson and Julian de Guzman took advantage of shoddy defending to score goals three
minutes apart midway through the first half, and TFC held on to defeat Tauro FC in Panama City,
2-1, in a Group C matchup.
Playing at home, Toronto kept up the MLS win streak in the opening games of the CONCACAF Champions
League group stage. Ryan Johnson opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and Juan De Guzman made it
2-0 two minutes later. Tauro pulled a goal back in the 76th from the penalty spot and almost had an
86th minute equalizer that was cleared off the line by a Toronto defender.
Just imagine it constantly going up and down
IN THE TUNNEL:Sing with us... "
The Chaaaaaaamp-pions!" While hardly the stuff of Internazionale visiting
Barcelona at the Nou Camp, tonight marks the start of Toronto FC's journey through this region's
premier club tournament.
Mais um jogo da Copa Ouro, foi realizado no dia 13/06/2011, na cidade de Foxboro-USA, no Gillette
Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções de Honduras (43º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Jamaica
(55º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo2010Kingston 15/10/2008 JAM1:0 (1:0)HON Third stage2010San Pedro Sula 10/09/2008 HON2:0 (0:0)JAM
Third stage2002Tegucigalpa 05/09/2001 HON1:0 (0:0)JAM Final round2002Kingston 25/04/2001 JAM1:1
(0:0)HON Final round2002Tegucigalpa 08/10/2000 HON1:0 (0:0)JAM Semi-finals2002Kingston 23/07/2000
JAM3:1 (1:1)HON Semi-finals1998San Pedro Sula 26/10/1996 HON0:0JAM Semi-finals1998Kingston
15/09/1996 JAM3:0 (2:0)HON Semi-finals1970Tegucigalpa 08/12/1968 JAM0:2 (0:1)HON First
stage1970Tegucigalpa 05/12/1968 HON3:1 (2:0)JAM First stage
Copa Ouro2000Miami 14/02/2000 JAM0:2 (0:0)HON First stage1993Dallas 14/07/1993 HON1:3 (1:1)JAM Group
matches1991Los Angeles 30/06/1991 HON5:0 (3:0)JAM Group matches
Amistosos2005Atlanta 04/06/2005 JAM0:0HON 2004Kingston 31/03/2004 JAM2:2 (1:0)HON 1995Kingston 18/10/1995
JAM1:0 (0:0)HON
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Joel Aguillar-SLV
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Ryan Johnson, aos 36 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador
do Toronto-CAN, onde ele marcou seu 5º gol pela seleção nacional.
Pity the fool that doesn't own this on VHS
D.C. UNITED (12th) VS. TORONTO FC
(17th) RFK STADIUM - SATURDAY 7:30PM ETTV: TSN THE KICKABOUT:- Will TFC's Pan-Continental travel finally take its toll on the squad?
Nine banded Armadillo - habitat - the long grasses found within soccer stadia
Late, late last night I watched TFC handle a tame Real Esteli. It was one of those weird media
nights. I watched the first half on television and then went onto the TFC chat to see what Asif was
saying. Soon discovered that what I had been watching on tv was not live and that I was able to
move through time rapidly.
Toronto FC advanced to the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-1 win on Tuesday
night (4-2 on aggregate) at the Independencia in Nicaragua. Ryan Johnson was the hero for Toronto,
scoring on either side of an Esteli penalty. Johnson's opener came in the 37th minute when he took
a chance on a long shot that paid off.
Photo by Jeff Keacher
No road wins this season. A minus 22 goal differential. Six games lost where they gave up
three goals or more, including a 4-0 loss and a 6-2 loss. Nineteen points, the third lowest in
the league. More trades than a Wall Street stock broker. To be blunt, there has been little for
Toronto FC fans to be cheery about this season.
Ryan Johnson scored twice in a 10-minute span, and Toronto FC topped Real Esteli, 2-1 (4-2 on
aggregate) in Nicaragua Tuesday night to win its CONCACAF Champions League preliminary tie and book
a place in the tournament's Group C.
Johnson seized momentum for TFC with a great left-footed volley from just outside the area in
the 37th minute to negate Real Esteli's away goal and give Toronto a two-goal aggregate edge.
TFC's ankles - Lest We Forget
IN THE TUNNEL:With Real Esteli nabbing that crucial away goal at BMO Field, "The Train of The North" have
everything to play for tonight in rural Nicaragua. A reportedly horrendous pitch, a zoo-like
atmosphere in the stands and ziplock bags full of humanity's worst await our boys in red as they
aim for the CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.
CONCACAF give Estadio Independencia's pitch the thumbs up
REAL ESTELI VS.
TORONTOCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - PRELIMINARY - 2ND LEGAGGREGATE 1-2 ESTADIO INDEPENDENCIA - TUESDAY 10PM ETTV: SPORTSNET ONE THE KICKABOUT:- Will The Reds bunker down and protect their 1 goal advantage or do they try to exert their 1st
Leg dominance and go for the away goal?
If only there was a "Timber Clough"
PORTLAND (14th) VS. TORONTO
(17th) JELD-WEN FIELD - SATURDAY 11PM ETTV: GOLTV -----RADIO: FAN 590 THE KICKABOUT:- Can road-weary TFC break their duck against a Timbers squad who has lost 4 out of their last 5 in
MLS?
Aye! Aye! Aye! El Tren del Norte!TORONTO FC VS. REAL ESTELI FCCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - PRELIMINARY - 1ST LEG BMO FIELD - WEDNESDAY 8PM ETTV: SETANTA THE KICKABOUT:- Will we see TFC pour all of 2011's remaining energy into the only competition they have a
realistic shot at success in?
Manchester United remained perfect in the World Football Challenge with a 3-1 come from behind
win over the Chicago Fire. United began the game with mostly their reserve squad leaving Wayne
Rooney, Ryan Giggs, and Nani on the bench. The result was a competitive first half that ended with
the Fire up 1-0 on a Cory Gibbs 13th minute goal.
Mais um jogo da Copa Ouro, foi realizado no dia 06/06/2011, na cidade de Los Angeles-USA, no Home
Depot Centre, onde jogaram as seleções da Jamaica (55º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da
Granada (98º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias ContinentaisFort-De-France 03/12/2010 GRN1:2 Prorr.
Toronto came into the match having scored the second fewest goals and conceded the most in MLS.
However, they have been decent at home picking up 14 of 18 goals. Dallas has failed to score in the
past two MLS matches.
Toronto's StrategyOff the back of two designated player signings and several trades, the side was almost
unrecognizable.
The Colorado Rapids Rapids lost Conor Casey for the year on Tuesday, but on Wednesday the Rapids
attack didn't miss a beat as Sanna Nyassi's move from midfield to forward produced a hat-trick in a
4-1 thrashing of the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.
Rapids head coach Gary Smith shifted Nyassi from the wing to forward, giving Colorado two fast
forwards to dismantle a Red Bulls squad that sorely missed Rafa Marquez and Teemu Tainio.
