Toronto FC dropped its second game of the MLS season 1-0 to arch nemeses Montreal Impact on Saturday, in a match played in front of approximately 25,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium. It’s the Impact’s secondary home when weather conditions don’t allow for outdoor football. TFC know it well, having had some memorable matches there, including the first leg of the fateful 2016 Eastern Conference semi-final, where the only thing less assured than Montreal’s three-goal lead was the stadium grounds crew being responsible for laying down the lines.
I was there Saturday — while there is some nostalgic charm, on the whole, it’s a stark and ugly place for sports.