Pre-Match/Match/Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids - April 12, 2014 (R)

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What/When

• Toronto FC (3-0-1) will return home to BMO Field to take on the Colorado Rapids (2-1-1) on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 4:00 pm EDT.

TV/Video

• This match will be shown live on TSN (http://www.tsn.ca/) in Canada, Altitude Sports Network (http://www.altitude.tv/) in Denver, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/, U.S. only).

Radio/Audio

• Mile High Sports Radio FM 94.1 (http://milehighsports.com/, English) in Denver.

And The Match...

• https://app.box.com/shared/wyzlsf2cjhm3m39dgn8v/1/1834639283/16130818885/1

Five Match Trend

• TFC: WWLWX
• COL: DWLWX

Last Match vs. Colorado

• May 4, 2013 at COL - TFC 0 COL 1

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

• U-Sector: http://z15.invisionfree.com/U_Sector/index.php?s=5fd51fb71ff9a557ccfd6a419ea80359&showtopic=17727
• Red Patch Boys: http://forums.redpatchboys.ca/showthread.php?35806-Matchday-5-Colorado-at-Toronto-Sat-12-April-4PM-EST
• North End Elite: http://www.kickabola.com/showthread.php?t=23087

 

I'm surprised none of us has seen anything from The Renter over in the ticket thread. He's usually there with tickets for sale by now.

 

http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/mls/story/?id=448697 , if ya need it.

 

REFEREE: David Gantar. AR1 (bench): Philippe Briere; AR2 (opposite): Richard Gamache; 4th: Justin Tasev
MLS Career: 24 games; FC/gm: 25.3; Y/gm: 2.9; R: 9; pens: 1

DISABLED LIST:
TORONTO FC
OUT: F Bright Dike (L Achilles surgery); F Jermain Defoe (L hamstring strain); D Doneil Henry (L knee sprain); D Ashtone Morgan (L hip flexor strain)
QUESTIONABLE: M Jonathan Osorio (R hamstring strain); M Michael Bradley (L quadriceps strain); M/F Dwayne De Rosario (L calf contusion); M Alvaro Rey (R hamstring tightness)

COLORADO RAPIDS
OUT: D Brian Mullan (L knee surgery)
QUESTIONABLE: D Chris Klute (R hamstring strain); D Dillon Serna (L ankle sprain)

SUSPENDED: none

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Toronto FC 7 wins, 15 goals … Colorado Rapids 4 wins, 12 goals … Draws 1
AT TORONTO (6 meetings): Toronto FC 6 wins, 13 goals … Colorado Rapids 0 wins, 6 goals … Draws 0
LAST YEAR (MLS)
5/4: COL 1, TOR 0 (Buddle 86)

* This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
* The Rapids won the lone meeting between the teams a season ago, a 1-0 victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Park, their first victory against Toronto FC since 2010 in Commerce City, snapping a four-game winless streak
in the series (0-3-1).
* Toronto FC have won all six meetings between the teams lifetime at BMO Field, outscoring Colorado 13-6,
including a 2-1 win in the last meeting in Ontario in 2012.
* Coaches record: Ryan Nelsen v COL: P1 W0 D0 L1 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. TOR: first game

 

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OK, here's TFC's Expedia starting XI:



On the bench: Bendik, Morgan, Agbossoumonde, Hagglund, Richter, Wiedeman, Hamilton.

BTW, here is the Sokoloff Lawyer inactive report: Defoe, Bradley, Dike, Osorio, Henry, Rey.

 

Interesting tweet from Kurt Larson:

Ahead of today's game, Bodog lists TFC at 7/1 to win MLS Cup. Two teams, #SportingKC and #LAGalaxy, have better odds at 6/1.

Confirmed.

(Note to fellow mods: Not sure if I should give the link here because it does go to an online gambling site, so if it's OK to do so, then let me know.)

 

Nice wall setup on the Colorado set piece.

 

0-0 at halftime.