LA Galaxy at Toronto FC (3-7-12)

It only took 20 minutes for Toronto FC to put LA Galaxy in a position they had rarely experienced in their 2011 MLS Cup-winning campaign: On the wrong side of a two-goal differential.

Ryan Johnson and Luis Silva put away two confident strikes to give the hosts a commanding lead over the tournament favorites before a boisterous crowd of 47,568 at Rogers Centre last evening.  The lead poised Toronto to head into next week’s away leg with firm control over their future.

But Los Angeles had other plans and would narrow the lead a little over ten minutes later from a Mike Magee finish.  The visitors would equalize the score in the match’s dying minutes after Landon Donovan slotted home a loose ball left in the penalty area after a David Beckham corner kick.

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