It was a battle out there, but Toronto FC got the result they needed. The Reds will take a pair of away goals and a lead back to BMO Field after defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semi-final.
Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner - from a free-kick, again - after Daniel Royer had netted from the penalty spot to cancel out Victor Vazquez’s opening strike.
Toronto had to stand tall through a couple of periods of pressure, with Alex Bono turning in one of his best performances of the season and Nick Hagglund playing like he had never been away after coming on for the injured Drew Moor.