Really, really bad looking injury sees Cann gone for 2011

This is not an injury for ants



What could be the worst way to repair a defence that just saw itself ripped open for six goals this past weekend? How about losing the anchor of that already porous backline for the remainder of the season? No?
　
Thought you'd seen the last of Ty Harden? Think again, as Aron Winter and Toronto FC received terrible injury news today after Adrian Cann took a bad knock at practice. Tests on the sometime Canadian International defender / sometime fashion model came back later with the news that he had damaged his ACL, an injury which devastates any athlete. “I can confirm that Adrian has torn his ACL and will miss the rest of the season” said Winter - who likely went off to weep gently and swear in Dutch.
　
With the transfer window set to open, TFC will now have another major hole to fill in a defence that was already a jigsaw puzzle of mediocrity. In the immediate future, Cann's duties should fall to Nana Attakora who may have a chance to win back his starting role. If the young Canadian doesn't get this opportunity, Winter's decision will be scrutinized loudly. Sadly, with Dicoy Williams at the Gold Cup with Jamaica, the much-maligned Ty Harden will likely see minutes - and likely cost the club more goals.
　
Read the rest of the horror story at the Toronto FC site.

THE STARTING 11: Shocking new allegations against FIFA

"Qatar #1, Russia #1... ethics...hach pewy!"

There isn't too much else we can, or want, to say about Toronto FC this week after sitting through their 6-2 drubbing on Saturday. So, we thought we'd take a look at another well-oiled football machine with no apparent problems - FIFA. Unless you've been living under a football rock (I think it's in Oklahoma) then you've heard about the many accusations and allegations of corruption coming out of The Death Star FIFA's Swiss headquarters. The leadership race between Sepp Blatter and.. er... well Sepp Blatter has brought things to a head, but what other bombshells are about to hit the footy fan?
　
11. Original Association Football Rulebook called for touchdowns, bayonets, handlebar moustaches and executions during all matches
　
10. Sepp Blatter's actual name? Chip Bladder
　
9. Remains of Loch Ness Monster buried under Hampden Park
　
8. Top secret 1981 plans to sneak into IOC building - cover toilet seats with cling film
　
7. Canada being kept out of World Cup by dark, right-wing anti-syrup industrialist conspiracy
　
6. FIFA Headquarters was built in Switzerland on the promise of unlimited Toblerone bars and Ricola
　
5. Confidential medical tests show Diego Maradona was only high on life... or possibly rhinoceros uppers
　
4. Five-year plan to clean up FIFA to be led by Mo Johnston　

3. Jack Warner has threatened to reveal "The Caramilk Secret" if corruption charges are not dropped immediately
　
2. Mohamed Bin Hammam is actually former 1980's wrestler “The Iron Sheik”
　
1. Brazilian National team? Robots.

62 losses in a 6-2 loss

"I got 62 problems but FC Zurich ain't one"



When you are beaten down so badly by a 14-month-old expansion club at your home ground, it is hard to see much past the digits on the scoreboard. 24 hours later, most ardent Toronto FC supporters are still feeling wounded by the experience of the 6-2 loss to Philadelphia - The Reds most humiliating home loss in its history. As bad as Dan Gargan and Ty Harden's charitable donations to Union's scoreline were; the shockingly underwhelming display of heart in majority of the rest of the squad; and, the seemingly bewildered state of Aron Winter; this was more than just a lopsided one-match set-back. In dishonour of the pathetic scoreline of 6-2, here are 62 other things lost at BMO Field yesterday...

- Three points at home
- $50 dollars lost betting on "the under"
- Julian de Guzman's last twelve supporters
- Enough creatively effective swear words to aim at Ty Harden
- Atmosphere
- Richard Eckersley's refusal to return to League Two Football
- Away matches seeming tougher than home fixtures
- Plans (or necessity) for stadium expansion
- A summer without fake DP rumours to sell season tickets
- Zero viewers on GolTV (already too low)
- Dan Gargan's right to put word "defender" on resume
- Crowded Supporters' Sections
- A chance to stick it to French playboy Sebastien Le Toux
- Another chunk of Aron Winter's reputation for picking line-ups
- Demitrius Omphroy's planned "Suck It Philly" tattoo
- Interest in how many free pizzas won at halftime
- Use of positive adjectives in blogs
- A chance of winning the "Cheesesteak v Butty" Derby on aggregate
- 30% of hearing from blaring pre-match music
- Scalpers' kids university tuition payments
- Large numbers of people who once thought DeRo played selfishly
- Joao Plata's 6-inch shoe lifts
- The enthusiastic second verse of "The Dichio Song"
- A chance to watch The Champions League pre-match show
- Some half-digested Chip Buttys
- Don Garber's glowing compliments of TFC as a "model franchise"
- Sales of "This Is Our House" t-shirts
- Any regrets Kevan Aleman had about not signing with the Academy
- Rohan Ricketts' interest in tweeting about #TFC
- Two hours of life
- 1000 names off MLSE's famous season ticket "waiting list"
- Chance to watch Stevanage Borough's dramatic playoff win
- Dutch players' celebratory post-match pancake
- The ability to show our faces in Chester, Pennsylvania
- New fans
- Persuading Academy prospects not to choose clown college instead
- Chance to see Nick Soolsma's post-goal tribute to Latino Hip-Hop
- Fans caring enough to even bother booing
- Keith Makubuya's usual happy post-match "Booyah!" greeting
- Ignoring family when they ask "why you pay money to be miserable"
- Stock in Jurgen Klinsmann's "Soccer Solutions" company
- The last 3 1/2 chapters of Union's 5-Year Plan
- Stefan Frei's chances of a summer transfer to FC Zurich
- Any chance of selling extra seats
- Nana Attakora's belief in himself
- Not a minute of sleep on the MLSE Board of Directors
- The unlikelihood of cheerleaders, thundersticks and a fluffy mascot
- Bob de Klerk's mind
- Another day in our second 5-Year Plan
- Adrian Cann's photoshoot in "Winning Athlete" magazine
- Other clubs' transfer interest in any TFC players
- Complaints about noise
- Players making eye contact with supporters
- Maicon Santos' desire to Lambada the night away
- Our one match with non-biblical weather
- Opportunities to make Fresh Prince jokes at Union's expense
- Chance for one Winter press-conference without word "pity"
- Time before Danny Dichio inevitably named next manager
- Any feeling that you weren't in a one-way love affair with TFC
- Whitecaps' nerves over NutCan replay
- Dicoy Williams' "Irie"-ness
- Player's self respect... we hope

THE SOUTH STAND REPORT: Toronto v Philadelphia... or Why we need a weather disaster to counteract the football disaster

Dude I had the strangest nightmare this week. I was in paradise and then there was a flash monsoon and lightning and Vancouver's Eric Hassili and then I was wearing lots of bubble wrap running into people screaming "I'm a pinball!"... That musta been some bad Pacific salmon I ate.

Philly is apparently good. Does it make for poor journalism if I don't research the opposition? Am I not a journalist? Answers : yes, no, and I don't give a sh*t.
Wait, wha?

3 - GOAL - What a dream start! The defender gives up a howler of a ball and its slotted past the keeper for an early 1-0 lead. Sadly, the howler was by Gargan and the goal was scored by Gabriel Farfan

11 - GOAL - Its magic time here as the mighty robins cough up another howler courtesy of Ty Harden and Justin Mapp let's a low shot fly past Frei.

22 - Pa...

25 - ...the...

33 - ...tic!

35 - A counter by the only two non-pathetics on the pitch as Plata gets the ball deep into Philly territory to lay it off to Eckersley who rockets it just over the bar.

38 - Plata appears to get hauled down in the box, but appeals for a penalty are unheard of.

Dear Philadelphia Union,

Its our turn to have Le Toux. You've had him long enough.

~TFC

44 - GOAL - here's what you need to know : Kyle Nakazawa, Harden's fault. Again.

HALF-TIME : there isn't a curse word strong enough to be yelled loud enough to properly convey how the entire south stands feel at this moment.

45 - SUB - Gargan off for Borman

45 - SUB - deGoo off for Martina

To all you wanna be managers out there, letting a pathetic uninspired side "play out the half" cost them a third goal. And how Harden has a JOB let alone another chance this half must make more sense in Dutch than English.

48 - Santos tries to chip Philly keeper Mondragon which would usually be a good idea except Mondragon looks about 6'7" (standing next to Plata, but surely most people do next to the little buddy - turns out he's only 6'2 1/2")

51 - GOAL - What the fffff... Santos! Philly's trap is sprung and our favourite on-again/off-again Brazilian pushes the ball around Mondragon and slides in a very empty net. One more touch and it would've been an epic fail seen around the world... 3 defenders were a step away from him...

60 - GOAL - Seriously, what the fffff... Borman exploits a screw up by the Philly trap breaking down the side with an oh-so-pretty cross that Soolsma couldn't get to, but Santos does. 3-2 and the Robins are mounting one hell of a comeba...

62 - GOAL - Borman's weak pass to Plata gets picked up by Philly. Ends up with Mapp who side steps his marker and lofts an uncontested shot into the back of the net.

64 - Though TFC were completely worthless in the first 45 minutes, this half they've figured them out and keep pressing. The question of "aren't these games on tape" comes up as TFC should have known this before kick-off.

72 - GOAL - Philly corner and Mwanga gets his head to it to beat a handcuffed Frei

73 - SUB - Stevanovic for Harden which by my watch is 73 minutes too f'ing late.

77 - Someone in section 114 is shooting beer down the hollowed shaft of a supporters flag and it is causing a commotion. We now have the fraternity of Phi Beta Fail. Scarves, message board and link off of TFC's website to come shortly.

Come to think of it, I would love a scarf of Phi Beta Fail...

89 - GOAL - Danny Mwanga. Didn't see it. Stopped caring 5 mins ago.

FULL-TIME : Toronto 2, Philadelphia 6

Man of the Match : Santos if only for the goals.

Goats of the Game : Harden and Gargan were "seriously doubting the existence of footballing skills" level of bad.

Ref Rating : at least a 4 out of 5. Very good stuff.

Player ratings : Frei 5.5, Gargan 3 (Borman 6), Harden 3 (Stevanovic NA), Williams 6, Eckersley 6.5, deGoo 5 (Martina 6), Tchani 5.5, Yourassowsky 6, Santos 6.5, Soolsma 6, Plata 6.5

We wanted to rate Gargan and Harden with 1's, but it is humanly possible to play worse... The south end supporters couldn't be bothered to sing after 3-0, and again at 5-2 which tells us there is a limit to their blind devotion and there's nothing wrong with that... 4-3-3 is fun, just missing 7-9 more players to use it properly... That's one and a half games in four days where Toronto has looked embarrassingly bad... We predicted a loss, but not an 8 goal smashfest... No weather system to bail them out this time... Le Toux was robbed from a well earned goal all game as he was all over the defenders and it scared the hell outta me... Speaking of MLS wish lists, I want Cronin and DeRo back ASAP, and lets go after Jamison Olave of RSL... As a United supporter, Barca looked amazing, full credit to them.

THE MATCHUP: "Yo homes to BMO!"

"TFC, up to no good - gotta play better in the neighbourhood"



TORONTO FC (15th) VS. PHILADELPHIA (5th)
　
BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 12:30PM
TV: GOLTV
　
THE KICKABOUT:
- How has Philadelphia become such a rounded squad in one season as opposed to the 15-year plan Toronto FC is currently under?
- Surely Union's leading scorer isn't the same Carlos Ruiz who pouted through five games with TFC in 2008?
- Has the pitch at BMO Field drained at all or has Thursday and Friday's rain just poured on top of Wednesday night's biblical flooding?
- Did playing 59 minutes and getting a free shower make Wednesday night's TFC starters too tired for Saturday's tilt?
- Are Union playing this well because they are Philadelphia born and raised and on the playground is where they spend most of their days?
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME: "UEFA Champions League Pre-Match"
　
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
TORONTO FC: Stefan Frei, Joao Plata, Dicoy Williams
PHILADELPHIA: Sebastien Le Toux, Faryd Mondragon, Carlos Ruiz
　
THE ODDS:
- MLS issuing scuba gear to both clubs pre-match: 10-1
- If losing, Aron Winter to abruptly pull team off the pitch when he claims he hears thunder in the distance: 20-1
- TFC supporters spontaneously breaking into a chant based on "Whoomp!" but with the words "Roof! Where it is?": 100-1
　
WHO ARE YA?
- Despite on-field success, there is a Plan B in place if Union aren't a financial success in Philadelphia - the club has a contingency to move to Bel-Air
- Carlos Ruiz may miss the match on Saturday as it usually takes him 2-3 weeks to show up at BMO Field
- MLSE had to petition Toronto Health to broadcast the UEFA Champions League Final on the BMO Field screens post-match. Officials feared that football fans watching Man United vs. Barcelona after 90 minutes of TFC would be at risk of confusion, depression and possible brain aneurysms
　
THE WAGER: 1-0 Philadelphia (2011: 11-5 with 4 exact scores)
FUTURE HEADLINE: "NEW BMO FIELD WATERPARK A HIT WITH KIDS"

BREAKING NEWS: God hates Whitecaps... Now with 50% More Updates!

For those of you not currently prune-skinned from head to toe and looking for some type of NutCan post-match report... look out the window. With Vancouver up 1-0 and leading a flat Toronto FC comfortably, nature called and let her damp fury loose over BMO Field.

Late this evening, due to lightning, biblical rain and possibly the delayed Rapture, the NutCan Final 2nd Leg was abandoned and a full replay will be attempted tomorrow. We will aim to bring you a dry (moisture, not humour) recap whenever this match takes place.

Oh, and that Viking screaming heard in Toronto right now? Teitur Thordarson.

More on Earth vs. Vancouver Whitecaps here ...

UPDATE (MAY 26 - 930AM) - The match has been officially postponed after Parks Canada confirmed that schools of Lake Ontario trout have been found in front of both BMO Field goalmouths. Also, the search for Joao Plata amongst the 5 Foot 4 puddles has yet to be concluded - God speed "Santos' Little Helper".

Match to be replayed in its entirety on July 2nd (aka Canadian Boxing Day). Details here

THE SOUTH STAND REPORT: Toronto v Vancouver... or a dream start!

What a gorgeous spring evening on the shores of Lake Ontario. The warm breeze kisses our cheeks with the promise of beautiful football tearing through the fresh cut blades of the hallowed BMO turf with national supremacy on the line. Don't you wish you were here.

1 -Winter fields his strongest side to date. deGoo and Tchani the powerful midfield engine driving the attack of Plata, Santos and Soolsma. Cann and Williams poised to anchor the mighty Robins to a famous victory over their west coast rivals.

4 - the skies darken and precipitation begins to fall. Nothing can ruin tonight...

10 - Ok, is it getting wetter... oh it should clear up shortly

15 - Sure, I'm ill-dressed with a fabric zip-up sweater, but surely I won't get soaked through everything

18 - GOAL - how is this rain causing this? Hassli gets a lucky deflection off the deGoo... but what a howler by Cann. Seriously. Annoying.

22 - Toronto has a ton of possession right now but can't do anything in the final third. And my hat is soaked right through

27 - Oh come on, what the hell! Shoot the f**king ball!!! C'mon, I'm soaked through my jacket and pants and I can see my breath.

29 - Oh my lord the rain is going into my ear. It's in my ear and down my neck, trickling down my back.

33 - Everything is soaked. My toes. Numb. Toronto can't pull the damn trigger. It's freezing, miserable and TFC is playing worse and worse with every touch.

38 - We are going to die!! Not due to flood, but from frostbite or electrocution from the lightning storm!

42 - Ok, that drop went down the back and to the crack of my rear. It's so chilling. Have you ever felt that sensation before? Have you ever had the living hell scared out of you in a cold dark cellar? It's like that except it's wet and the football is total garbage!

45+1 - I hate everyone with a tarp, a rain jacket and the audacity to call this farce football. So I despise 99% of the attendees of BMO Hole. And can we get a damn roof on this dump already? Seriously, just sell Frei on to Neuchatel Xamax for half a mil and BUILD A LID ON THIS CAN ALREADY!!!!

UGH AHHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! HAAAAATE!!!!!!!

We would like to take this time to apologize for this report as our reporter has been overcome by the overwhelming amount of ice cold precipitation. He left at halftime and, with thanks to foursquare, appears to be crossing Richmond St. W over and over again in an attempt to be the "mayor of the Consulate General of Romania" while meowing aggressively at passers by. Hopefully he'll recover in time for Saturday.

THE MATCHUP: Once...Twice... Three times a NutCan?

Joao Plata poses behind The Voyageurs Cup



TORONTO FC VS. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
NUTRILITE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL - 2ND LEG (AGGREGATE 1-1)
　
BMO FIELD - WEDNESDAY 8PM ET
TV: SPORTSNET ONE
　
THE KICKABOUT:
- With a 0-0 scoreline all that is needed for the trophy, will Winter resist the temptation to play defensively and will his players have the nerve not to?
- Will Whitecaps come out aggressively and try to expose TFC's infamous slow starts even if it opens them up in the back?
- If Dan Gargan gets (yet another) start, how many seconds will it take for Caps' Shea Salinas to turn him inside out like last week?
- After making a late substitute appearance, will Nana Attakora play a part in the Final?
- If Vancouver loses the cup in a controversial fashion, will Teitur Thordarson be the second Icelandic thing to explode this week?
　
MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME: "NutCan 2: The Nuttening"
　
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
TORONTO FC: Julian de Guzman, Stefan Frei, Joao Plata
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS: Eric Hassli, Jay Nolly, Shea Salinas
　
THE ODDS:
- Eric Hassli smashing the Voyageurs Cup into pieces after tackling it from behind: 50-1
- During post-match celebrations, Joao Plata lifting the cup above head - sinking comically into mud: 100-1
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford organizing an impromptu ticker-tape parade for those Socialist, Pinko "soccer" players and their little trophy: 5000-1
　
WHO ARE YA?
- While The NutCan may struggle for local media attention in Toronto, it's not the case in BC. You can't open a paper on the West Coast without reading about "Cup Fever"!
- The Nutrilite Canadian Championship is currently ranked 3rd in FIFA's "Best Health-Care Product Sponsored Tournaments" behind Scotland's "Vicks Vapour-Rub Vase" and the German Regional League's "BundesErekt Viagra Pokal"
- If TFC does win the cup we don't recommend searching "3 time NutCan" on Google at work. Chances are it won't involve football.
　
THE WAGER: 0-0 Draw
FUTURE HEADLINE: "REDS WIN NUTCAN - ATTAKORA TO FULFILL DREAM OF NOT PLAYING IN NICARAGUA"

THE STARTING 11: Other TFC donut flavours

Sadly "The Ali Gerba Dip" didn't make the cut

Happy Victoria Day! As Canadians enjoy their first long weekend of the summer and celebrate what American soap actress Victoria Principal did for this country, many will crack open a big box of our national dish - the donut. From the Cod Fritters of Newfoundland to the Marijuana Glazed of BC, Hosers love their fried dough - especially the Tim Hortons type. The venerable donut dealer is a Canadian institution and this week, released a special "Toronto FC" donut in some of their GTA locations. We had to wonder though - if the TFC donut was a hit, would it lead to more Reds-inspired flavours?
　
11. Jacob Peterson's Old Fashioned Amish Plain Donut
　
10. WalNutCan Crunch
　
9. The MoNut (Discontinued September 2010)
　
8. Fritter Away a Lead
　
7. The MLSE Iced 5-Year Plan with Hopeful Sprinkles
　
6. Boston Cream Butty
　
5. Adrian Cann's Really, Really Good Looking Cruller
　
4. Collin Samuel Eats 7 of your Dozen Donuts
　
3. $9 Dollar Carlsberg Dip
　
2. JoaoBits
　
1. The Dutchie Philosophy

Happy Victoria Day!

AFTER 90: Battling Reds baffle Burgundy

"Rapids are smelly pirate hookers"

In the midst of a ridiculously crowded fixture list, with arguably the season's most important match a mere three days away, Toronto FC faced a difficult trip to face MLS Cup holders Colorado Rapids. Playing the boys in burgundy from The Mile High Suburb is never easy and Aron Winter had some big squad decisions to make with visions of NutCans dancing in his head. So it was off to Commerce City for a tough Sunday evening tilt. Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it Colorado, which of course in German means 'a whale's vagina'.
　
1' - Let's go over the ground rules. "Rule number 1: No touching of the hair or face... AND THAT'S IT!" Kick-off...
2' - Never a good attendance sign when you can read "COLORADO" on the seats at Dick's Sporting Goods Park
4' - Injuries and suspensions leading Aron Winter to field an experimental line-up. The Manhattan Project was an experiment too
8' - Richard Eckersley hustles to pull a cross into Rapids' box but no TFC finishers. Shocking... we know
12' - The Javier Martina / Richard Eckersley right-wing combo causing Rapids early problems
15' - I think someone is playing jazz flute in the stands
17' - Dicoy Williams with a great sliding tackle in the TFC box on Quincy Amarikwa - whose name sounds like Jamiroquai on GolTV
25' - Marvell Wynne is being marked by Dan Gargan. Someone needs to call the UN, that has to be a human rights violation
27' - Jamaican defender Dicoy Williams takes elbow to the face and gets an open cut. Bloodclot!
34' - "Knights of Columbus, that hurt" Ex-Red Tyrone Marshall chops down Super Villain Mikael Yourassowsky. No call
37' - Conor Casey may have spent his injury rehab at Krispy Kreme. Big boy got bigger
41' - Play mostly contained to midfield as both teams having trouble with finishing
44' - "By the beard of Zeus!" A fantastic run by Joao Plata followed by a neat Martina pass sees Nick Soolsma with an open chance but blasts his shot straight into Rapids' keeper Matt Pickens' arms
45' + - Jamiroquai does a virtual insanity dive in TFC's penalty area but the referee correctly (shocking, we know) waves off claims for a Colorado penalty
45' + - Watching last five minutes of the half was like being "in a glass case of emotion"
　
HALFTIME: COLORADO RAPIDS 0 - TORONTO FC 0
　
45' - Will the plan to drink as much warm milk at halftime as possible work for TFC? It sure didn't against Vancouver. "It's so damn hot...milk was a bad choice."
49' - A great run down the wing by Eckersley who fires a shot and forces a good save from Pickens
52' - Dan Gargan's handball leads to a free kick taken by Sanna Nyassi. Cleared by Nathan Sturgis (he exists!) after a scramble in front of Stefan Frei
56' - Conor Casey collides heavily with Dicoy Williams. "Right in the ovary... A straight shot. Right in the babymaker."
59' - SUB: "Look, I don't speak Spanish" Joao Plata off for Maicon Santos or possibly Mike Sanders
61' - "Sweet Lincoln's mullet!" Mikael Yourassowsky with a surging run but his drilled shot hits the Rapids crossbar. So unlucky
64' - Teams trading chances at goal, surprisingly The Reds looking more likely to capitalize... for now
69' - Rapids succumbing to constant foul calls and getting up in the ref's face. They need to shut their "dirty whorish mouths"
74' - SUB: Adrian Cann comes off in what must be a NutCan preservation plan. "Mr. Mobility" Ty Harden
 his replacement
80' - Rapids suddenly pouring on the pressure and causing Gargan to be more involved. Never a good thing
82' - YELLOW CARD for Javier Martina as things get scrappy in the midfield and the Dutch dread gets testy
83' - SUB: "Son of a bee-sting!" A rare sight as Nana Attakora makes an appearance and come on for the equally phantom Nathan Sturgis
86' - Frei makes a big save on a whipping Rapids cross only to be hit hard by a charging Jeff Larentowicz. The Goalblerone is okay... Thank God
89' - "Oh TFC, there are literally thousands of clubs that I should be with instead but I am 72 percent sure that I love you."
90'+ - Marvell Wynne's pace has successfully eliminated 99% of Toronto counter-attacks. How does a club acquire a player of his ilk?
90'+ - Ref finally closes the (very) long extra time, signalling the end of an entertaining draw
　
FULL TIME: COLORADO 0 - TORONTO FC 0
　
The usual line on a TFC away match is "60% of the time... they lose every time". Despite low expectations due to fatigue, injury and the Mile High conditions, The Reds surprised tonight with a rag-tag line-up that performed admirably and were rarely inferior to the MLS Cup holders. Some very good wing play from both Richard Eckersley and Mikael Yourassowsky was positive but did however illuminate the woeful finishing options on the squad. Overall, a reasonably good performance and a welcome away point - something as rarefied as the Colorado air. Stay classy Commerce City.
　
PLAYER RATINGS: Stefan Frei 6.5 / Richard Eckersley 7.5 / Dicoy Williams 7 / Adrian Cann 6.5 / Dan Gargan 5.5 / Alen Stevanovic 6 / Nathan Sturgis 6 / Mikael Yourassowsky 7 / Nick Soolsma 6 / Javier Martina 6 / Joao Plata 6 / SUBS: Maicon Santos 5.5 / Ty Harden 6 / Nana Attakora -
　
TFC MAN OF THE MATCH: Richard Eckersley
TFC GOAT OF THE MATCH: Nick Soolsma
　
TALKING POINT:
Point made. Attakora over Gargan every time. Discuss