TFC Flashback: Reds spank NYCFC at Yankee Stadium in 2016 playoffs

In a special video blog series for TFC Republic, I look back at key moments in Toronto FC history. This week: TFC's 5-0 win over NYCFC in the 2016 playoffs.

TFC Flashback: Reds spank NYCFC at Yankee Stadium in 2016 playoffs

In this special video blog series for TFC Republic, I look back at key moments in the history of Toronto FC. Last week, I revisited the Reds' first playoff win in 2016 vs Philly.

This week: TFC's memorable 5-0 victory against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium in the second leg of the Easter Conference semifinals.


After disposing of the Philadelphia Union in the opening round of the 2016 MLS playoffs, Toronto faced a much tougher task in the Eastern Conference semifinals in the form of New York City FC

Even though Toronto won the opening leg 2-0 at home, there was a sense that things very much up in the air as the series shifted to Yankee Stadium for the return match. What followed was a 5-0 destruction job by the Reds that effectively put the rest of the league on notice.

Watch the video below: