Toronto FC looks to finish off the job at BMO Field after 0-0 tie in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An under-strength Toronto FC tied Columbus Crew SC 0-0 in Game 1 of the MLS Eastern Conference final Tuesday night, surviving to fight another day.
It was hardly a masterpiece but Toronto, which did not put a shot on target, got the job done. And top-seeded TFC will be able to roll out its big guns — Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco — back from suspension when the series switches to BMO Field on Nov. 29.
But the league leaders achieved their goal of leaving Columbus with something — in this case a platform to finish the job at home. Consider this a bullet dodged.
“Nobody is celebrating anything tonight in here, that’s for sure,” said Toronto captain Michael Bradley, who was prominent on the night. “We handled things in a good way, in a solid professional way.