TFC host Montreal in game four of the qualification for the Canadian Championship. TFC is looking good after winning all three of their games so far (two against Vancouver and one against Montreal). The defense has shored up nicely after some sputtering in Orlando. The offense has let a number of chances go in the past two games, which made for more nervous wins than necessary. Hopefully we will see better finishing by TFC from here on out. Also hopefully we will see a full squad for Toronto this time out. The schedule for this all Canadian mini-tournament has Montreal at Vancouver for the last two games.
The game day injury report shows Mullins as out and Laryea as questionable. We should have both Altidore and Akinola available up front (although I'm not sure why Nelson seems to have vanished - he would have been useful last game). We will miss Laryea on defense with his speed but hopefully not too much.
So an extremely disappointing outcome. Now, instead of having a strangle hold on Canadian Championship qualifying, we pretty much have to win both of our last two games (or count on Vancouver helping us out by beating Montreal). Some questions are: Why mess around on the penalty shot? Just score the stupid goal! Also, when will Altidore decide to show up for the season? Not only is he goalless but he isn't doing much to help other people score, either.