For long stretches of this final it looked as if Stefan Frei was about to singlehandedly thwart Toronto yet again. But this time Jozy Altidore proved to be his nemesis.
The first MLS Cup final to be goalless after 120 minutes was finally settled by a sudden-death Roman Torres penalty, as Seattle won their first ever MLS Cup on a freezing night at BMO Field.
Toronto FC reached their first ever MLS Cup after a thrilling 5-2 victory over Montreal Impact in the second leg of the Eastern Conference final.
Canada’s early exit from 2018 World Cup qualifying should spark many questions in any rigorous postmortem. The glaringly obvious are rarely asked: why do Canadian teams play in Major League Soccer, and how exactly does Canadian soccer benefit?
For long stretches of this final it looked as if Stefan Frei was about to singlehandedly thwart Toronto yet again. But this time Jozy Altidore proved to be his nemesis.
The first MLS Cup final to be goalless after 120 minutes was finally settled by a sudden-death Roman Torres penalty, as Seattle won their first ever MLS Cup on a freezing night at BMO Field.
