Toronto FC showed an abundance of determination and drive in their unexpected 1-1 draw against Mexican champions Club León on Wednesday night.
The silhouette of uncertainty had in many ways consumed Toronto FC since they last played in November. With Greg Vanney making way for Chris Armas — a head coaching selection that underwhelmed many — and with no frontier players added to the roster in the off-season, a tangible sense of the unknown had permeated the club.
To amplify the tension in just that way the soccer gods adore, having the postponed Canadian Championship game against Forge FC (where, let’s be honest, TFC fans expected a feast) replaced as the season opener with a Champion’s League bout against Club León (a team that has played an encouraging nineteen times since Toronto’s last time on the pitch) added a bit of cartoonish dread to the schedule.