Following an Eastern Conference final for the ages, Toronto FC is the first Canadian side to advance to the MLS Cup — and the star-studded club has a couple of unlikely heroes to thank.
After Toronto's wild 3-2 win over the Montreal Impact in Wednesday's second leg forced extra time, it was substitutes Benoit Cheyrou and Tosaint Ricketts who scored to give TFC the 7-5 aggregate triumph.
Toronto now will host the MLS Cup final Dec. 10 at BMO Field against the Western Conference champion Seattle Sounders.
Armando Cooper, Jozy Altidore and Nick Hagglund scored in regulation for Toronto to make it 5-5 on aggregate through 180 minutes, while goals from Dominic Oduro and Ignacio Piatti allowed Montreal to draw level 2-2 on the away-goals tiebreaker.