TORONTO FC WINS SHIELD
TORONTO» Victor Vazquez broke a tie in the 80th minute on a penalty kick and Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the Supporters’ Shield as the MLS regular-season champion, beating the New York Red Bulls 4-2 on Saturday night.
Toronto wingback Justin Morrow sealed it in stoppage time with his third goal of the night before a sellout crowd of 28,979.
Toronto players mobbed goalkeeper Alex Bono when the final whistle blew, marking TFC’S official rise from league doormat to the MLS’S best. They then posed for a photo in front of fans.
HIGHLIGHTS
Jesse Gonzalez made two of his four saves in secondhalf stoppage time to preserve FC Dallas’ scoreless draw with Orlando City.
… Josh Williams and Justin Meram scored and the Columbus Crew clinched an Eastern Conference playoff berth with a 2-0 victory over D.C. United.
… Brad Guzan made five saves, barely deflecting Lee Nguyen’s free kick in the 87th minute, to give
a 0-0 draw
Atlanta United with the New England Revolution. … David Villa
tied it in the 43rd minute with his 20th goal of the season and
FC held on for a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire .… The Houston Dynamo
beat Minnesota United 2-1 on goals from Alberth Elis in the 69th minute and Romell Quioto in the 85th. … Erik Hurtado’s goal in the 53rd minute was the difference in the Vancouver
1-0 win over
New York City