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Toronto FC digs deeper hole before break

The Star | September 2, 2018

Related Topics: Sebastian Giovinco, Alex Bono, Drew Moor, Montreal, Jozy Altidore, Bob Bradley, Clint Irwin, New York Red Bulls, Carlos Vela, Toronto FC

Toronto FC’s slim playoff hopes were dealt a body blow Saturday night in a 4-2 loss to first-year Los Angeles FC.

Coupled with Montreal’s 3-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls, Toronto is now nine points out of a playoff spot with seven games remaining. Things are looking bleak for the MLS champions.

Toronto FCu2019s Sebastian Giovinco heads for a fall, tangled up with Dejan Jakovic of Los Angeles FC in Saturday nightu2019s encounter at BMO Field.
Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco heads for a fall, tangled up with Dejan Jakovic of Los Angeles FC in Saturday night’s encounter at BMO Field.

Diego Rossi scored twice and Lee Nguyen and Carlos Vela also had goals for LAFC, which silenced the BMO Field crowd of 28,247 with goals two minutes apart to open the second half.

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