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Roundup: Toronto downs Montreal in epic semifinal

TORONTO - If you missed last night’s second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final - and I’m guessing the ratings will indicate that most of you missed it - then no big deal. I mean, unless you’re into games featuring real stakes, passionate support, team-wide mood swings, constant midfield juggling, twists of fate, wonder subs and buckets of cold Canadian rain, Toronto’s epic 5-2 (A.E.T) triumph over Montreal had little for the neutral.

(I don’t know you. Maybe joy and transcendence aren’t your thing. In that case, welcome to Fire fandom; you’ve found a safe space for now.