Toronto-Philadelphia: FC defeat Union 2-1

The Toronto FC faced the Philadelphia Union on their home turf at BMO Stadium.

Both teams had much at stake and needed a victory. Both teams were almost next to the bottom in the Western Conference Standings with one win and two losses.

Toronto had -4 compared with Philadelphia and its -2.

The referee was Baldomero Toledo and the game was heated from the start, with Toronto dominating the field with its ability to glide the ball between the players.

The only dent in what appeared to be their flawless game play were the yellow cards for Raivis Hscanovics and Maksain Usinov.

Hscanovics received his yellow card for reckless tackling and Usinove received his for reckless fouling.

These were minor compared to the punishment meted out to Danny Califf of the Philadelphia Union. He was issued a red card and expelled from the game for violent conduct on the field.

Dwayne De Rosario of Toronto took advantage of the ensuing chaos to score the first goal of the game, at 35 minutes.

It appeared that Toronto was going to be face a tough battle as Philadelphia struggled to equalize.

Stefam Migiioranzi of the Philly team was issued a yellow card for reckless foul.

Philadelphia was able to get its act together before the end of the first half when Jordan Harvey equalized assisted by Roger Torres and Sebastian Le Toux. The first half ended with both teams tied, 1-1.

The second half was a continuation of the first, with both teams attempting to go for the victory.

The crowd felt the excitement and the fans cheered with their teams with drums, horns, and were screaming at the top of their lungs.

It did not help Philly, since they were not at home, and Shavar Thomas received a yellow card for personal foul.

The atmosphere was thick with excitement as both teams relied on their substitutes to help them. Amadou Sanyang [who is a native of the African country of Gambia] had to leave after receiving a cut in the right side of his face. He left with blood running down his face.

Dwayne De Rosario went for another attempt at a goal on the basis of a penalty kick which was successful. The rest of the game continued at a fever pitch, with Toronto looking confident and Phillly losing it. The attempts by Philly to equalize were blocked by the goalie.

Jacob Peterson attempted a last minute shot for Toronto but received a goal mouth block.

The end came swiftly as Toronto defeated Philadelphia.