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09-30-2008, 06:03 AM
TFC's playoff hopes alive as final-spot rivals all lose
By DEAN MCNULTY (dean.mcnulty@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
Just 48 hours after declaring the chase for a Major League Soccer playoff spot all but hopeless this season, Toronto FC coach John Carver woke up yesterday to find a light at the end of the tunnel. And, no, it wasn't a train.
What happened was that after playing back-to-back league champion Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 draw at BMO Field on Saturday, TFC watched as the five teams they are fighting with for the final playoff spot all lost in weekend matches.
Kansas City Wizards, D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls all came out of the fray without a point.
And even though TFC has just four games left , a win in three of four would erase the five point that separates them from the lone spot left in the playoff picture.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/09/30/6926581-sun.html)
Reds remain alive in MLS playoff race
Toronto stands six points out of postseason with four games to play
TORONTO -- Marvell Wynne's strike in the 73rd minute against Houston last Saturday was unassisted, which means that the only help Toronto FC received on the weekend was from other MLS clubs. It looked as if TFC's bid to make the MLS Cup Playoffs had run short after the 1-1 draw with the Dynamo at BMO Field. After the match, TFC head coach John Carver talked about how his team was playing for pride, to entertain the fans and to earn contracts for next season, as he figured his side was all but eliminated.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=191803&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
Ruiz, James fitness update
Duo making good improvement
Toronto FC coach John Carver hopes that Carlos Ruiz and Julius James will be fit enough to return to full training by the end of the week. Ruiz missed Saturday's clash against Houston Dynamo with a knee injury whilst James had a hamstring strain.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=191590&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :)
By DEAN MCNULTY (dean.mcnulty@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
Just 48 hours after declaring the chase for a Major League Soccer playoff spot all but hopeless this season, Toronto FC coach John Carver woke up yesterday to find a light at the end of the tunnel. And, no, it wasn't a train.
What happened was that after playing back-to-back league champion Houston Dynamo to a 1-1 draw at BMO Field on Saturday, TFC watched as the five teams they are fighting with for the final playoff spot all lost in weekend matches.
Kansas City Wizards, D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls all came out of the fray without a point.
And even though TFC has just four games left , a win in three of four would erase the five point that separates them from the lone spot left in the playoff picture.
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/09/30/6926581-sun.html)
Reds remain alive in MLS playoff race
Toronto stands six points out of postseason with four games to play
TORONTO -- Marvell Wynne's strike in the 73rd minute against Houston last Saturday was unassisted, which means that the only help Toronto FC received on the weekend was from other MLS clubs. It looked as if TFC's bid to make the MLS Cup Playoffs had run short after the 1-1 draw with the Dynamo at BMO Field. After the match, TFC head coach John Carver talked about how his team was playing for pride, to entertain the fans and to earn contracts for next season, as he figured his side was all but eliminated.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=191803&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
Ruiz, James fitness update
Duo making good improvement
Toronto FC coach John Carver hopes that Carlos Ruiz and Julius James will be fit enough to return to full training by the end of the week. Ruiz missed Saturday's clash against Houston Dynamo with a knee injury whilst James had a hamstring strain.
Read more (http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=191590&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280)
SUNSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :)