It's been awhile since I left Rio Tinto as a truly happy man. Yeah, we've had a couple of draws, but that draw last week felt like a loss. With this match against Toronto FC, RSL felt like the three points were definitely there to get, and they needed them.
Real came out the aggressor and controlled the match from the opening whistle. The men in Claret had several chances. Early on, Olave got a header down in the box, but he had a bad angle and TFC got it clear from the 6 before Sabo could get there. Collen Warner just about had his first career MLS goal as well. However, Frei got a last second fingertip on it.
The goals started coming after that though. Kyle Beckerman served up a great corner that found the head of Nat Borchers in the 39th to make it 1-0. Then, 3 minutes later, Saborio finally got his first MLS goal of the year to make it 2-0 RSL at the half.
I'm not saying much about TFC because there isn't much to say. They looked horrible. They looked tired, gassed, and they had no fight. The comment that I made several times during the match was that it looked like they didn't even want the ball.
Saborio scored his second goal in the 60th minute, making it 3-0 to RSL. That put it away and the party was underway at the RioT. Toronto's Maicon Santos scored a goal off a counter in the 66th, mostly because Olave fell down. That was really TFC's only chance, and the match finished 3-1.
Really great to see the swagger back in RSL in general and Saborio in particular. Hopefully, they can build on these three points. As for Toronto, it really looks like they're toast.
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