AFTER 90: With all to play for...

BC Place: actual attendance pictured

THE BUZZ:

Could this be the end to TFC's Canadian reign?

Will Aron Winter "park the bus" at BC Place?

Will he let Ryan Johnson know beforehand?

Who has to wash BC Place's giant curtains?

Has the Whitecaps schedule left them tired?

Are Granola Buttys a thing?

Am I the only one who would trade Vancouver's assistant coach Carl Robinson for our new one?

　

FIRST HALF:

11' - YELLOW CARD: Jeremy Hall

　

FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHT: Scrappy teamwork to cover errors

FIRST HALF LOWLIGHT: Seeing Carl Robinson as Vancouver's assistant... then seeing ours

　

HALFTIME: VANCOUVER 0 - TORONTO 0

　

SECOND HALF:

49' - YELLOW CARD: Terry Dunfield

64' - SUB: Danny Koevermans in for Eric Avila

66' - GOAL: Toronto - Ryan Johnson

VANCOUVER 0 - TORONTO 1

71' - SUB: Nick Soolsma in for Reggie Lambe

79' - SUB: Luis Silva in for Joao Plata

90'+ - GOAL: Vancouver - Eric Hassli

VANCOUVER 1 - TORONTO 1

　

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHT: Ryan Johnson officially earning the name "Cup Killah"

SECOND HALF LOWLIGHT: A lightning bolt strike by Hassli

　

FULL TIME: VANCOUVER 1 - TORONTO 1

　

PLAYER RATINGS: Milos Kocic 6.5 / Jeremy Hall 6 / Adrian Cann 6.5 / Doneil Henry 7 / Ashtone Morgan 6 / Terry Dunfield 7 / Julian de Guzman 5.5 / Eric Avila 5.5 (Danny Koevermans 5) / Reggie Lambe 6 (Nick Soolsma 6.5) / Ryan Johnson 7 / Joao Plata 5.5 (Luis Silva N/A)

　

THE YORKIES' TFC PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Terry Dunfield

　

THE MOOD:

Unlike the 1st Leg against Montreal in the Canadian Championship Semi-Final, we are left with a feeling that Toronto FC actually played to plan tonight. Rather than simply parking the bus, Aron Winter's pre-match promise of counter-attacking football actually came to fruition. With the daring to pressure a very lacklustre Vancouver, of course came the reward in a massive away goal.

　

While The Reds were by no means a polished football machine, they managed to blend some scrappy teamwork and kept the pressure on Whitecaps who looked disjointed for large stretches. But, as one would expect from a cup match between these two clubs, a shocking moment turned everything on its head when Eric Hassli scored a wonder goal that no goalkeeper could have stopped. If nothing else, Toronto fans are in for a 2nd Leg treat next week with all to play for. Weather permitting.