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denime
09-07-2008, 07:23 AM
Short-handed Toronto FC falls to Chivas USA
LARRY MILLSON

TORONTO — John Carver has experienced life with the soccer elite, working in England's Premier League.
He has worked with the not-so-elite of soccer, trying to keep together a team at financially troubled Luton Town in England's League One as players were being sold from under him.
But Carver has never had to experience some of the things he has encountered in his first year in Major League Soccer as head coach of Toronto FC.

Read more (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080906.wspttfcchivas06/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)



Delicate patchwork disintegrates on TFC
Team cobbled together with substitutes while players off at qualifiers can't fend off Chivas

Chivas USA 3 TFC 1
Morgan Campbell

With injury time dwindling and Toronto FC pressing to tie the game, a quick, concise counterattack from Chivas USA ended any hope that TFC – missing nine players from its regular rotation – could salvage a point from yesterday's 3-1 loss.
When Francisco Mendoza's pass found Ante Razov 20 yards from TFC's goal, Chivas' leading scorer teed the ball up, paused a split second and then drove it past TFC keeper Brian Edwards.

Read more (http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Soccer/article/492246)



Canada on ropes in Cup qualifying
Hopes for ticket to 2010 tournament in jeopardy after loss to Honduras

Arpon Basu
Special to the Star
MONTREAL–If this indeed was a do or die game for the Canadian men's national soccer team, as midfielder Julian de Guzman declared beforehand, then the team's World Cup chances for 2010 took a severe blow last night.
Canada squandered a 1-0 halftime lead as Honduras struck for two goals in a nine-minute span early in the second half to win the CONCACAF regional World Cup qualifier 2-1.

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Honduras rallies to defeat Canada in men's soccer

The Canadian men's soccer team was dealt a stinging blow to its 2010 World Cup hopes as a pair of second-half goals from Ramon Nunez helped Honduras rally for a 2-1 win in Saturday's qualifying match at Saputo Stadium in Montreal.
Adrian Serioux helped Canada to a very early lead, but a pair of goals in the second half from Ramon Nunez secured the advantage for Honduras, which earned three points and moved into second place in a group led by first-place Mexico (six points) and Jamaica (one point).

Read more (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2008/09/06/soccer-canada-honduras.html)


Canada hopes dealt blow
By BILL BEACON, THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL -- It took only 11 minutes of loose play last night at Saputo Stadium to push Canada's World Cup hopes into a deep hole.
Ramon Nunez scored twice early in the second half as Honduras came from a goal down to defeat Canada 2-1 in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup.
Canada, which has made it to the World Cup only once, in 1986, has taken only one point from two home matches to start its qualifying group play and now must travel to Mexico for its next match Wednesday.
"It was lost in the second half," Canadian captain Paul Stalteri said. "We have four games left to play, and even though three of them are away games, we still have a chance."
Adrian Serioux scored four minutes into the match for Canada, which had played Jamaica to a disappointing 1-1 draw in the opening match on Aug. 20 in Toronto

Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2008/09/07/6687606-sun.html)


Short-handed TFC falls to Chivas
THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO -- It was billed as a Major League Soccer game.

But it sure felt like a minor-league affair for Toronto FC and the team's fans.
Missing nine regulars to international duty and forced to sign three defenders, including one amateur, to emergency call-up contracts a day before the game, sinking Toronto FC (7-11-5) lost 3-1 to Chivas USA (8-9-6) before a crowd of 19,863 on Saturday at BMO Field.

Read more (http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2008/09/06/tfc_chivas/)


Toronto FC lament one that got away
Despite missing pieces, errors irk TFC in Chivas aftermath

TORONTO -- For Toronto FC, the most frustrating part of Saturday's 3-1 loss to Chivas USA wasn't the nine men lost to international absences or the three last-minute emergency signings thrust into the starting lineup. The frustration came from the fact that TFC had a chance to win a game that they were expected to lose. "We could've won the game so I'm not going to dwell on the fact that we didn't have these players," said Rohan Ricketts. "That's a game that could've been won. We gave everything. I don't know what to say."



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denime
09-07-2008, 08:12 AM
Well we are still 6 point behind the playoff spot thanks to NYRB and DC losing their games ,but now 6 teams are in the game chasing playoff spot.

How is possible to play like shit as we do and still be in playoffs race?

king dave
09-07-2008, 08:42 AM
It's so typical of professional teams in Toronto.
It's never really over til the 11th hour is it?
i have seen the Leafs and Jays come out of the gate swinging and by the 3/4 mark of the season, grasping for a playoff spot.
It's what I think defines our fans as well.
I will be in NYC for the match in Oct. hoping and preying we can produce some points that will be better than 1.
KD.

DOMIN8R
09-07-2008, 08:52 AM
Thanks, Denime.

"I will continue to hope and cheer in the face of adversity".

Pigfynn
09-07-2008, 09:22 AM
With news like this...makes you want to hibernate don't it?

ZzzzzZzzzzzZzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzz

See you next season.

Nuvinho
09-07-2008, 09:26 AM
I have confidence we can win 2 games of the remaining 7. I don't see the playoffs, but if we get 10 wins for the year, I'll be happy.

ensco
09-07-2008, 09:28 AM
Chances of making the playoffs now 15%

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/MLS/East/TorontoFC.html

Bobo
09-08-2008, 02:23 PM
Was away at the cottage, missed a pretty shitty football weekend....

By the sounds of things, the TFC game was pretty crazy.