AFTER 90: Not so "Fresh"

"Smell ya later!"

THE BUZZ:
Have The Reds truly found stability or is it a blip?
Can TFC avoid giving away another early goal?

Will a couple of guys get up to no good?

Is Koef fit, and if so, can he continue scoring?

Will someone start trouble in the neighourhood?

Is Joao Plata "still part of TFC" despite being part of LDU Quito?

Are we moving with our auntie & uncle etc. etc.??

 

FIRST HALF:

34' - GOAL: Philadelphia - Gabriel Gomez

PHILADELPHIA 1 - TORONTO 0

36' - GOAL: Philadelphia - Freddy Adu

PHILADELPHIA 2 - TORONTO 0

FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHT: Watching a Fresh Prince video before the match started

FIRST HALF LOWLIGHT: Watching the four football impersonators on defence flop about for 45 minutes

 

HALFTIME: PHILADELPHIA 2 - TORONTO 0

SECOND HALF:
45' - SUB: Julian de Guzman in for Eric Avila

56' - YELLOW CARD: Ryan Johnson

65' - SUB: Luis Silva in for Terry Dunfield

77' - YELLOW CARD: Torsten Frings

78' - GOAL: Philadelphia - Antoine Hoppenot

PHILADELPHIA 3 - TORONTO 0

86' - SUB: Doneil Henry on for Logan Emory

 

SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHT: Mariner remembering he has one of those de Guzmans

SECOND HALF LOWLIGHT: Hearing the "Tired. Conditions. Repeat." excuses for TFC we have heard for over half a decade

 

FULL TIME: PHILADELPHIA 3 - TORONTO 0 

PLAYER RATINGS: Milos Kocic 5.5 / Jeremy Hall 4.5 / Richard Eckersley 5 / Logan Emory 5 / Ashtone Morgan 5 / Reggie Lambe 5 / Terry Dunfield 5 (Luis Silva 4.5 ) / Torsten Frings 6 / Eric Avila 5 (Julian de Guzman 6 ) / Danny Koevermans 6 / Ryan Johnson 5.5

THE YORKIES' TFC MAN OF THE MATCH: Danny Koevermans

(Only because we have to pick someone)

THE MOOD:

Rather than add to the litany of tired excuses trotted out to apologize for Toronto FC, here is a Philadelphia-esque ditty to sum up the match for those of you smart enough to do better with your Sunday afternoon...

Southwest of Philadelphia went to play

In our own end is where we spent most of the day

Dropping back, taxing, scrambling like tools

Trying to defend but looking like fools

When a few of the Union, began passing quick

Started taking shots at Milos Kocic

One little goal quickly turned into three

The Reds back to normal - playing miserably