Match Thread - Toronto FC at Orlando City SC - July 5, 2017 (R)

Hopefully we can get a big rebound game here tonight. The team depth will certainly be tested with TFC missing a bunch of guys and Orlando coming with basically a full squad.

 

Nice performance tonight.....in the closing minutes now and up 3-1.

Seba is MOTM.....but, really, great performances by many.

Side note.....match concludes with 6 Canadians on the pitch......3 on each team.

 

An unexpectedly good performance after a poor performance in Dallas.

I thought that the decision to start the game with four at the back was brilliant. You knew Orlando was going to attack down the wings early so why allow them to get caught high up the pitch?

Like TOareaFan said, many great performances today. Hernandez should deserve praise for how he read the game despite playing sparingly this season.
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For anyone who wants to Giovinco's free kick again --> https://streamable.com/af2lk

 

I just watched the end of the Chicago-Portland game, the Timbers dominated but Chicago did get a draw so TFC is now level with Chicago for the Supporters Shield after tonight's win.

Giovinco's free kick was nice to see, it had seemed he had lost the set piece magic for awhile. The earlier one off the bar was tremendous as well.

 

Great game. Too bad Hamilton couldn't quite slid that one in near the end. It wouldn't have changed the game but it would have been good for him to pick up another goal (with an assist from Morgan so two Canadians in on it).

 

his ~30 minutes on the pitch were, honestly, the first time Hamilton has really impressed me.....he did a lot of things right in a very short period of time...first time, to me, he has looked like a real pro and I so wanted him to score there as a reward for what he brought to the match.