Toronto FC begins quest for third straight domestic title against Ottawa Fury FC
Toronto FC’s deep run in the CONCACAF Champions League competition was possible thanks to a domestic title run that got its start a year ago in Ottawa. The reigning Major League Soccer champions will return to the capital Wednesday to begin their quest to get back to the confederation final.
The squad will take on Ottawa Fury FC of the United Soccer League in the opener of a two-leg Canadian Championship semifinal. Toronto FC is looking for its third straight domestic title and seventh overall.
“The mindset is we have to lay everything on the line from minute one of leg one to as far as we make it, hopefully the second leg of the final,” said TFC goalkeeper Alex Bono. “It’s important for us that we come out with a fast start and we come out knowing that nothing is going to be given to us.”
TFC is expected to rest several regulars for the first leg against the Montreal Impact affiliate. The injury-plagued Reds, currently mired in a six-game winless skid, also have their eye on Saturday’s MLS game in Chicago.