2021 Concacaf Champions League

[Gian-Luca]

4 Canadians starting but still not Fraser, but with Bradley starting that may not be surprising, too slow of a midfield if they both start

[Big_M]

great strike from bradley right away..thats what we wanna see michael

[Shway]

Noble moving like Yaya Toure...like what I see.

[Cheeta]

Coo....

[Cheeta]

And nearly a save at that.

[Big_M]

super strike from navarro toronto down 0-1 after 25

[spinrack]

That was the very definition of GOLAZO

[Cheeta]

Guess he was surprised it got through.  Still, harsh miss.

[gator]

Not a bad half, TFC riding their luck a bit near the end, our Olympic Team would have been so much better with these TFC youngsters!

[Cheeta]

Not great, but not terrible either.  Have to see how the legs hold up in the heat, and the altitude, in their 1st match of 2021.

 

 

 

 

[narduch]

Haha. Own goal by Leon

[Cheeta]

Ouch....LOL.

[Big_M]

boom armas subs in gallardo who steals the ball and gives a through ball that turns into an own goal..armas really getting things right up to now

[Cheeta]

Wow.  What the Hell?  

[Big_M]

laryea beaten up and mexicans miss an open net after the cross..altidore and gallardo out and fraser and dorsey in with fifteen to go

[Big_M]

shaffelburg making a lot of bad decisions..mullins draws a foul and yellow at midfield

[Bison44]

Ohhhh hamstrings...please tell me Jozy just wanted a rest.  If its another season of this.....ughhh.  

 

[Cheeta]

Here come the cramps.

[Big_M]

shaffelburg who was weak in the second half subbed out and singh goes in

[Big_M]

1-1 draw

[Cheeta]

Have to be pleased with the result.  Pretty hairy at the end there but still got the goods.

[gator]

An entertaining match, I thought all the Canadians did quite well, the team worked very hard to get a result like this and it looks like the team could be fun to watch this season based on first glance!

[Shway]

Pleasantly surprised. It's actually a great result. 

[Shway]

Second leg will be very interesting....especially if Pozuelo, or Osorio is available. 
There was a lot of room to play with in that middle. But kudos to the young guys. 

As much as I want Bradley to play less, he is always playing hard. Looked a lot more livelier than  usual.

[Gian-Luca]

Not sure why they took Okello out of the match at the half, he looked fantastic out there.

Altidore looks like he's dropped about 75 pounds, but still pulls his hamstring regardless.

Good performances from all the Canucks, except for Perruzza who of course didn't play. After Dorsey managed to be the only player not to make a positive contribution to the match, I hope that we have Nelson, Marshall-Rhutty out to play wide right next week instead.