It was June 25. On a routine goal kick, with the score tied 1-1, Clint Irwin felt a wrench in his right quadriceps. As he rolled around on the humid and sticky artificial turf of Camping World Stadium, Toronto FC fans inhaled. Up to that point, their goalie had been enjoying a solid season. The net was secure. Now, that security was writhing in agony. Irwin left the field under his own power, but fans knew that the news would not be good. To compound matters, in came Alex Bono.
Alex who? Never before had the TFC faithful seen this 22 year-old in a game situation.