May 4, 2011 MLS--TFC Knocks FC Edmonton Out of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship (from FCEdmonton.com)
TFC Knocks FC Edmonton Out of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship Toronto Moves on After Posting a 4-0 Aggregate Score FC Edmonton vs TFC May 4 in Toronto May.4.2011 Toronto, ON- FC Edmonton came into Wednesday night’s second leg of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship needing to win by four goals. A tough task against an MLS side was made even tougher in the 21stminute when Alan Gordon found himself all alone in the 18 yard box and was able to receive the ball and hammer it past Lance Parker – starting in goal for the first time for FC Edmonton. The home team had most of the chances in the first 45 but FC Edmonton’s backline, especially Paul Hamilton, made some big stops and blocks to keep the score 1-0. On the other end of the pitch FC Edmonton’s strikers were having trouble testing Stefan Frei in the TFC net. The best chances came off corners but nothing too difficult for the Swiss keeper to handle. FC Edmonton started the game with a hill to climb and that hill turned into a mountain after the first 45. In the second half FC Edmonton started to find some offence. Frei was forced to make four or five saves while Parker and the backline continued to keep FC Edmonton in the game. In the 60thminute, Toronto’s Mikael Yourassowsky was given the only yellow card of the match, which led to a Kyle Yamada free kick, which was stopped by Frei. Six minutes later, Yamada gave his keeper a big surprise when he ran the ball into two attacking TFC players. The resulting turnover caught Parker off guard but the shot narrowly missed. Later in the second half TFC continued to pour the pressure on, seeking a two-goal advantage. But Parker was up to the task and made several leaping saves, blocking shots with his fingertips to keep the game tight. In the end, Coach Harry Sinkgraven said he was pleased with his team’s performance against the MLS side but would have liked to have seen his team break its three-game scoreless streak. They’ll try to do just that in Atlanta on Saturday. Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Kickoff @ 6:00 PM MST Stadium: BMO Field TV: Rogers Sportsnet Series history: 0-1 Toronto FC 1 Goal Scorers Alan Gordon 27 - Richard Eckersly 24 - Stefan Frei 20 - Ty Harden 12 - Adrian Cann 25 - Danleigh Borman 6 - Julian de Guzman 22 - Tony Tchani 19 - Mikael Yourassowsky 23 - Jacob Peterson 21 - Alan Gordon 7 - Joao Plata 18 - Nick Soolsma 26 - Matt Gold 29 - Maicon Santos Head Coach: Aaron Winter Toronto FC have an excellent chance of moving on in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship on May 4 having scored 3 away goals in the first leg. Yellow card Mikael Yourassowsky FC Edmonton 0 10 Kyle Yamada 20 Chris Kooy 11 Paul Craig 21 Dominic Oppong 12 Niko Saler 22 Daniel Antoniuk 13 Conrad Smith 23 Lance Parker 15 Shawn Chin 24 Antonio Rago 17 Mutanda Kwesele 27 Sam Lam 18 Paul Hamilton Head Coach: Harry Sinkgraven FC Edmonton is coming into this game down 3-0 on aggregate. Shaun Saiko is suspended for this leg after receiving a red card in Edmonton on April 27. FC Edmonton's Man of the Match: Chris Kooy
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