GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Mexico’s Chivas beat Toronto FC 4-2 on penalty kicks Wednesday night to win the CONCACAF Champions League, extinguishing the Canadian club’s hopes of becoming the first MLS team to win the title in nearly two decades. Toronto got the 2-1 win in the Akron stadium to force the penalty kicks, where the Mexicans scored their four shots while Jonathan Osorio and Michael Bradley missed for Toronto. “The team played a great game and won the match, but we lost the series at Toronto allowing two goals,” said Toronto’s coach Greg Vanney. “I’m proud of my team.”In the penalty kicks, Oswaldo Alanis, Jesus Godinez, Alan Pulido and Angel Zaldivar scored for Chivas. Toronto FC was trying to become the first MLS team to win the CONCACAF title since the L.A. Galaxy did it in 2000.

Source: National Post April 26, 2018 03:57 UTC