Toronto FC finally, officially, clinched the Supporters’ Shield trophy on Saturday in a 4-2 win against the Red Bulls. They did so at home and without Sebastian Giovinco for the fourth straight game, and on the back of a hat trick from left wing-back Justin Morrow. TFC are the first Canadian team to win a non-Canadian MLS trophy, 11 years after they became the first club north of the border.
As is consistent with most Jesse Marsch games, it was a back-and-forth tactical battle that provided all sorts of entertainment for the neutral viewer. Bradley Wright-Phillips and Sacha Kljestan (inexplicably, some would argue) sat on the bench for the purposes of squad rotation after the Red Bulls’ 3-3 draw on Wednesday against D.