Greg Vanney had one of his biggest decisions of the season to make.
With the score still 0-0 and New York City FC starting to play their way into the Toronto FC half late on Sunday night, it would not have been totally surprising to see the coach bring on Will Johnson or Benoit Cheyrou, tighten things up and ensure his side did not concede a costly away goal.
A scoreless draw at home, after all, would have left Toronto needing to score and avoid defeat at Yankee Stadium to progress to the Eastern Conference final - not easy, but far from impossible.