TORONTO – New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel called Saturday night’s 4-1 loss to Toronto FC “a tale of two halves.” Unfortunately for the Revs, a poor second half heavily outweighed a positive first half as their playoff hopes were dealt a blow north of the border.
It was an evening that started well for the visitors. Friedel had called upon his group to put TFC under pressure early and they did so, scoring the opening goal through Cristian Penilla in just the 10th minute, his 11th goal of the season to match Teal Bunbury for the team lead.