Montreal Impact forward Matteo Mancosu, right, celebrates his goal next to Toronto FC forward Raheem Edwards. ( Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS )MONTREAL—It was a 1-1 draw, but Toronto FC emerged with the advantage after an intense, if somewhat sloppy, encounter with the Montreal Impact. Matteo Mancosu and Jozy Altidore traded goals in the first half on Wednesday night in the opening leg of the Canadian championship final at Saputo Stadium. But with an all-important away goal in their pocket, TFC will have the advantage going into the second leg of the two-game, total-goals series next Tuesday at BMO Field in Toronto. “In the grand scheme of things we’re not obligated to play the ball out of bounds.

Source: thestar June 22, 2017 03:56 UTC