Toronto FC marks arrival of Supporters’ Shield with wild 1-0 win over Montreal
TORONTO — After the U.S. flamed out in World Cup qualifying, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore needed some home-town club love.
They got it Sunday with a 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact, marking the home finale to a record regular season. Altidore scored the lone goal in the 16th minute, joining his teammates and fans after the match to celebrate taking possession of the Supporters’ Shield trophy that goes to the MLS team that tops the regular season standings.
It was a wild game that had a bit of everything, from bizarre bounces to missed penalties — entertaining for the 27,866 fans on hand at BMO Field if not the two coaches.
“This was probably the strangest 1-0 game that I’ve ever been part of because it could have very easily been 6-5 or something like that,” said Toronto coach Greg Vanney