It was a thing until it wasn’t.
Backed by a stout defense, Jozy Altidore and Tousaint Ricketts each bagged late goals as hometown Toronto FC bested NYCFC 2-0 Sunday night at BMO Field in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The visiting Bronx Blues, who chose to start just one of their three world-class designated players, face a stark uphill battle for the back end of the tie at Yankee Stadium on November 6th.
Toronto started all three of their designated players.
It’s rather stunning that 83 entire minutes passed with a scoreless deadlock.