Toronto FC earned their eighth consecutive victory at BMO Field by grinding out a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution less than 48 hours after returning from Montreal.
This was never likely to be a vintage Reds display given the nature of their schedule this week, and the toll the doubleheader has taken on the players was evident in the slumped figures on the bench and the laboured running of some of those left on the pitch to battle it out for the full 90 (plus six) minutes.
They made the first start they needed to ensure they were not chasing the game, though, taking the lead when Armando Cooper battled his way through a man on the right and whipped a low cross across goal that Drew Moor tucked home after a deflection off Tsubasa Endoh.