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Toronto Wolfpack (Super 8's the Qualifiers)

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Game 1 - Halifax Rugby League Football Club vs. Toronto Wolfpack Sunday, August. 12, 2018 The Shay Stadium, Halifax, England, United Kingdom                                The Toronto Wolfpack wins Defensive Showdown with Halifax RLFC                 The Wolfpack opens their postseason at The Shay in Halifax, England. It is also the Wolfpack’s first super eights qualifiers this year. The Wolfpack almost scored twice, but Grady’s excellent tackle and a forward pass ruled out both Wolfpack tries. Blake Wallace makes a good play to get the ball to Andy Ackers for the first try, conversion converted by Gareth O’Brien and it is now a  6-0 Wolfpack lead at the end of the break.                 The Wolfpack weathered for the first 10-15 minutes as they played excellent defense, not a...

Toronto Football Club (Major League Soccer Season)

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                               Columbus ruins TFC's Party BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Before the game started it was a surreal moment. Danny Dichio, Damien Perquis, and Dwayne De Rosario was present with the Amway Canadian Championship trophy, Supporters Shield trophy, and MLS Cup trophy. This was something Columbus Crew SC players probably dreaded to see, especially when they were knocked out by TFC in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, they should have presented the Trillium Cup with another noticeable TFC player, that might have gotten the Columbus Crew SC players really riled up. This game was a game of missed opportunities for Toronto FC. Columbus missed an opportunity very early in the game. However, they did not miss much of their opportunities and that was the story of the game. They were so many missed chances. In the first half Giovinco with his incredible offensive ski...

Toronto Football Club (CONCACAF Champions League)

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Toronto Football Club – Game 1 Leg 1 in Commerce City, Colorado at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Toronto FC wins 2-0 in Commerce City, Colorado Toronto FC comes out of the coldest game in MLS history with a convincing 2-0 win against the Colorado Rapids. It was -13 degrees in Commerce City, Colorado and felt like -19 degrees according to the weather forecast today. The first half both teams were feeling each other out. Both teams were not sharp as both were still in preseason. TFC played the better half but Badji for Colorado had the best chance of the half, but was stopped by Bono who stood his ground. Toronto took over in the second half with a glorious header from Jonathan Osorio that was assisted by a cross by Sebastian Giovinco. Later on we see one of TFC’s two confirmed signings Auro Jr. who gave a half volley assist to Giovinco to kick into the net to make it 2-0 TFC. The hero of TFC in the playoffs Jozy Altidore missed a couple of shots, including a g...