Toronto FC will travel to New York City for the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday night. Here is everything you need to know about the match.
Who: Toronto FC (2) vs. New York City FC (0)
When: Sunday, November 6, 6:30 PM ET
Where: Yankee Stadium, New York
TV: TSN 4/5
It was a little bit surprising how much respect Patrick Vieira gave to Toronto FC by picking such a defensive side for the first leg at BMO Field. I expect Vieira to revert to his more customary attacking 4-3-3 philosophy on Sunday. That is the setup that produced a league-high 62 goals in the regular season for NYCFC. City now need two goals and I expect them to throw everything at TFC in what they hope will be a frantic, high-tempo first 20 minutes. Defensive-minded midfielders Federico Bravo and Mikey Lopez could be replaced by more attack-minded Frank Lampard and Tommy McNamara. Fullbacks Ronald Matarrita and R.J. Allen will now be given full license to bomb forward. If TFC can weather the early NYCFC storm and come through unscathed it should quiet the 30,000-plus crowd and allow the Reds to grow into the game…Read more
Toronto FC could not have asked for a better opening leg. The Reds scored two late goals and held New York City FC off the scoreboard. The second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals goes on Sunday, November 6 at 6:30 PM on TSN 4/5….Read more
An all-access behind the scenes look at our first leg victory over New York City FC.
