Toronto FC bows out of Canadian Championship
TFC fell to CPL champions Atlético Ottawa on Tuesday to crash out of the tournament in the first round for a second straight year.
- Toronto FC 1 (Kerr 16’), Atlético Ottawa 3 (Tabla 71’, 81’; 90'+6')
- Ottawa to play FC Supra or Woodbridge Strikers in quarter-finals
- Kerr bagged his 6th career goal in the Canadian Championship
- TFC 2’s Fisher, Gilman and Nolan made their 1st team debuts
TORONTO – Another year, another Canadian Championship bitter disappointment for Toronto FC.
TFC bowed out of the competition in the first round for a second consecutive year after suffering a 3-1 loss to Atlético Ottawa on Tuesday at BMO Field. Ballou Tabla netted a hat trick in a man-of-the-match display to pace Ottawa to amazing come-from-behind win for the CPL champions.
Deandre Kerr opened the scoring in this embarrassing defeat in Toronto's first ever meeting against Ottawa. TFC are now winless in six games (four draws) across all competitions and haven’t tasted victory since April 4. Toronto had never previously been eliminated by a CPL club before, while Ottawa had never beaten a MLS club before this game.
TFC coach Robin Fraser laid the brutal truth bare after this humbling loss.
