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Greg Vanney unhappy with holding on Jozy Altidore against Real Salt Lake

The similarities between Toronto FC’s season opener at Real Salt Lake and last year’s MLS Cup final continue to stack up: missed chances, a tough pitch, frustration from the penalty spot and, now, unhappiness over the refereeing.

It did not get mentioned a ton in the aftermath of the loss to the Seattle Sounders - no one wants to be seen making excuses, after all - but the visitors certainly benefited from the fact that referee Alan Kelly tended to take a lenient approach to awarding free-kicks and dishing out yellow cards for persistent fouling.