At the end of the most challenging, taxing gauntlet ever endured by an MLS team, Toronto FC fell just 12 yards short of history.
Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley missed their penalty kicks, Chivas de Guadalajara held its nerve and with that, the best chance an MLS team has had to win the Concacaf Champions League and play in the FIFA Club World Cup was gone. After eliminating juggernauts UANL Tigres and Club América, Toronto stumbled against a beatable opponent in the finals, losing the regional title on penalty kicks, 4-2, after a 3-3 aggregate draw.