{"id":4913,"date":"2018-10-07T17:34:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T17:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2018-10-07T17:34:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T17:34:24","slug":"tfcs-post-season-hopes-comes-to-an-end-after-2-1-loss-to-the-whitecaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/tfcs-post-season-hopes-comes-to-an-end-after-2-1-loss-to-the-whitecaps","title":{"rendered":"TFC\u2019s Post-Season Hopes Comes to an end after 2-1 Loss to The Whitecaps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nathan Sturgis kicks the ball past TFC defenders in their 2-1 win over Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon<\/p><\/div>\n

A lot has changed in the last ten months for the Toronto FC<\/a>. Last year they stood as champions, this year they and clearing out their locker room after failing to make the playoffs. Disappointment, anger, embarrassment and frustration clear on their faces on all at BMO Field in Toronto.<\/p>\n

Following their loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps<\/a> on Saturday, Toronto\u2019s coach, Greg Vanney said it is hard to put into words. Vanney added,<\/p>\n

“It’s not like this happened overnight. It’s been a season-long challenge and journey. Those emotions have developed over the course of the season, not just one night. But tonight was another one of those nights.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The loss and subsequently not making the playoffs is a kick in the gut to Vanney, who last year won coach of the year. TFC joins San Jose, Colorado, Orlando and Chicago as those who have been eliminated, but for Toronto, the created a hole they simply could not get out of.<\/p>\n

The Whitecaps needed only four minutes to score thanks to Russell Teibert, Kei Kamara scored Vancouver\u2019s second of the game at the 78th minute mark and with strong defenders like Doneil Henry and Kendall Waston, they were able to hold off Toronto.<\/p>\n

The crowd at BMO Field were stunned into silence after Gregory van der Wiel was sent packing after earning his second yellow card, both of which were earned as a result of van der Wiel bodychecking one of Vancouver’s players to the ground.<\/p>\n

Toronto managed to tie the game at the 73r minutes into the game after TFC was awarded a penalty kick, but that lasted only five minutes after Kamara made it 2-1 for Vancouver, and from there on, hope was fading as regulation time ticked down.<\/p>\n

TFC<\/strong><\/p>\n