Altidore the hero as Toronto FC beats Columbus 1-0 to return to MLS Cup final
TORONTO — After rolling through the regular season, Toronto FC has had to fight tooth and nail to negotiate the MLS playoffs.
Pretty soccer has gone out the window. The league leaders have had to batten down the defensive hatches and find a way — any way — to get past the opposition.
On Wednesday night it took a 60th-minute goal by a limping Jozy Altidore to turn the tide as Toronto FC returned to the MLS Cup final with a 1-0 win over Columbus Crew SC in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.
Toronto will host the Seattle Sounders in the Dec. 9 MLS Cup final. The Sounders, who took the title from Toronto in a penalty shootout last year, defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-0 on Thursday to win their two-game Western Conference final aggregate series 5-0.