Nonetheless, Toronto would seem to have the upper hand as the two-game aggregate-goals series heads back to its home field.
Toronto, which set an MLS record for points in the regular season with 69, will have two key players back for the second game. Sebastian Giovinco (16 goals, six assists) and Jozy Altidore (15 goals, six assists) served one-game suspensions Tuesday night.
Giovinco was out because of accumulation of yellow cards in the conference quarterfinal against the New York Red Bulls. Altidore was given a red card in the second leg.
"We're an entirely different team with them on the field," Toronto coach Greg Vanney said.