HOUSTON—With its top stars sidelined in preparation of the second leg of Toronto FC’s CONCACAF Champions League final against Chivas Guadalaraja in Mexico next week, head coach Greg Vanney still expected his reserves to compete against Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Despite their efforts, Toronto FC fell 5-1 to Houston, putting the defending MLS Cup champions 17 points back of first place in the Eastern Conference. “It was an opportunity to get some guys that haven’t played a lot of minutes this year, but are important parts of the team,” Vanney said. Romell Quioto had a goal and two assists and Joe Willis made six saves for the Dynamo (2-2-2), who snapped a four-game winless streak. “I think the team’s focus right now is the CONCACAF Champions League,” Mino said.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 00:56 UTC