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08-18-2008, 06:00 AM
Red Bulls gore sloppy Toronto FC
N.Y. adds injury to insult as veteran TFC striker Dichio knocked out of loss by elbow to head
IVES GALARCEP
Special to The Star
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.–Down a goal and up a man with 44 minutes to play, Toronto FC looked to have every opportunity to break down the New York Red Bulls yesterday and return home with points for the second straight road match.
The chances came but the goal never did as TFC failed to capitalize on the man advantage, looking more like a short-handed team than the Red Bulls did.
By the time Juan Pablo Angel tapped in an insurance goal in the 92nd minute, Toronto FC was headed out of Giants Stadium with a 2-0 defeat and stuck at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Missing Amado Guevara to suspension and Maurice Edu to an impending transfer to Scottish club Glasgow Rangers, TFC struggled to create chances and keep possession against a Red Bulls team that played with more purpose and intensity. The result was a second half that saw Toronto FC muster just two shots on goal, neither of which required an extremely difficult save.
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/480286)
TFC shut out by Red Bulls
Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mike Magee's six-year Major League Soccer career has been hampered by injuries and illness, so he's never really had a chance to meet the expectations that came with his being the fourth pick in the 2003 draft.
However, the Red Bulls forward could be turning things around after scoring for the second straight week during New York's 2-0 win over Toronto FC on Sunday.
"Honestly, I hope I can get a goal every game," Magee said. "I'm getting my legs back, so that's a key and I have confidence now that I can get goals in back-to-back games. I'm getting my second chance and I'm making the most of it."
Magee got his third goal of the season in the 37th minute after he ran down a long pass from Seth Stammler and beat Toronto FC goalie Greg Sutton from about 10 yards out.
Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080817.wsptfc17/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
Listless Toronto FC loses to 10-man Red Bulls
Mike Magee in the 37th minute and Juan Pablo Angel in added time led the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday afternoon at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
It was an especially disappointing loss for TFC as New York played virtually the entire second half a man down thanks to an elbow by Gabriel Cichero to the head of Danny Dichio, just seconds after the latter came into the game following the break.
Toronto drops to 7-9-4 in the Eastern Division of Major League Soccer with the loss, while the Red Bulls, winners of two-straight for the first time this season, are now 7-6-7.
Magee's goal was set up by an intelligent decision from star Juan Pablo Angel.
On a long clearing pass out of the Red Bulls' zone, Angel realized he was offside and that Magee, charging up near him, wasn't.
read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/08/17/torontofc-redbulls.html)
Road woes continue for Toronto FC
Reds unable to break through in New York
E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Up a man for 44 minutes and trailing the New York Red Bulls by a goal, Toronto FC had a golden opportunity to steal a second consecutive road result on Sunday evening at Giants Stadium. But despite the numerical advantage, the Canadians couldn't find the break they needed. Mike Magee's fluky first-half strike stood up to hand TFC their eighth away defeat this season. Juan Pablo Angel sealed the visitors' fate with a tap-in tally deep into stoppage time.
"All in all, we got what we deserved out of the game, and that was nothing," said a frustrated John Carver afterward.
Toronto earned its second win away from BMO Field last weekend, when it beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on recently acquired Chad Barrett's highlight-reel free kick. Carver called that win his team's biggest this season. But luck was not TFC's side Sunday, as evidenced by the opening goal.
"I think the ball was going to Angel, and it deflected and went to Magee," said TFC defender Marco Velez, who was victimized by what he said was a bad bounce. "I think Magee got caught off guard too. It happened pretty fast. We were just unlucky."
Carver saw it differently.
"It came through a lack of communication from us. We're in the 18-yard box, we lose possession, and the ball is just hooked away. We're asleep on the halfway line and next thing you know, it's in the back of the net," he said.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080817&content_id=180855&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
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N.Y. adds injury to insult as veteran TFC striker Dichio knocked out of loss by elbow to head
IVES GALARCEP
Special to The Star
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.–Down a goal and up a man with 44 minutes to play, Toronto FC looked to have every opportunity to break down the New York Red Bulls yesterday and return home with points for the second straight road match.
The chances came but the goal never did as TFC failed to capitalize on the man advantage, looking more like a short-handed team than the Red Bulls did.
By the time Juan Pablo Angel tapped in an insurance goal in the 92nd minute, Toronto FC was headed out of Giants Stadium with a 2-0 defeat and stuck at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Missing Amado Guevara to suspension and Maurice Edu to an impending transfer to Scottish club Glasgow Rangers, TFC struggled to create chances and keep possession against a Red Bulls team that played with more purpose and intensity. The result was a second half that saw Toronto FC muster just two shots on goal, neither of which required an extremely difficult save.
Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/480286)
TFC shut out by Red Bulls
Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mike Magee's six-year Major League Soccer career has been hampered by injuries and illness, so he's never really had a chance to meet the expectations that came with his being the fourth pick in the 2003 draft.
However, the Red Bulls forward could be turning things around after scoring for the second straight week during New York's 2-0 win over Toronto FC on Sunday.
"Honestly, I hope I can get a goal every game," Magee said. "I'm getting my legs back, so that's a key and I have confidence now that I can get goals in back-to-back games. I'm getting my second chance and I'm making the most of it."
Magee got his third goal of the season in the 37th minute after he ran down a long pass from Seth Stammler and beat Toronto FC goalie Greg Sutton from about 10 yards out.
Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080817.wsptfc17/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
Listless Toronto FC loses to 10-man Red Bulls
Mike Magee in the 37th minute and Juan Pablo Angel in added time led the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Sunday afternoon at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
It was an especially disappointing loss for TFC as New York played virtually the entire second half a man down thanks to an elbow by Gabriel Cichero to the head of Danny Dichio, just seconds after the latter came into the game following the break.
Toronto drops to 7-9-4 in the Eastern Division of Major League Soccer with the loss, while the Red Bulls, winners of two-straight for the first time this season, are now 7-6-7.
Magee's goal was set up by an intelligent decision from star Juan Pablo Angel.
On a long clearing pass out of the Red Bulls' zone, Angel realized he was offside and that Magee, charging up near him, wasn't.
read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/08/17/torontofc-redbulls.html)
Road woes continue for Toronto FC
Reds unable to break through in New York
E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Up a man for 44 minutes and trailing the New York Red Bulls by a goal, Toronto FC had a golden opportunity to steal a second consecutive road result on Sunday evening at Giants Stadium. But despite the numerical advantage, the Canadians couldn't find the break they needed. Mike Magee's fluky first-half strike stood up to hand TFC their eighth away defeat this season. Juan Pablo Angel sealed the visitors' fate with a tap-in tally deep into stoppage time.
"All in all, we got what we deserved out of the game, and that was nothing," said a frustrated John Carver afterward.
Toronto earned its second win away from BMO Field last weekend, when it beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on recently acquired Chad Barrett's highlight-reel free kick. Carver called that win his team's biggest this season. But luck was not TFC's side Sunday, as evidenced by the opening goal.
"I think the ball was going to Angel, and it deflected and went to Magee," said TFC defender Marco Velez, who was victimized by what he said was a bad bounce. "I think Magee got caught off guard too. It happened pretty fast. We were just unlucky."
Carver saw it differently.
"It came through a lack of communication from us. We're in the 18-yard box, we lose possession, and the ball is just hooked away. We're asleep on the halfway line and next thing you know, it's in the back of the net," he said.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080817&content_id=180855&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
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