Jim Curtin has won a lot of gambles from the Union’s bench over the last few weeks. He lost one Friday night.
Curtin put Borek Dockal and Ilsinho in central midfield to start against Toronto FC, instead of starting Derrick Jones. Curtin had been critical of Jones’ outing in Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup win over Richmond, and wanted to improve the odds of scoring early.
But the scoring didn’t come early, and it didn’t come late either. The result was a 2-0 loss before 16,493 at Talen Energy Stadium.
Curtin said his lineup was designed “to get the guys in the best form on the field,” and “to be proactive and be aggressive.