Jozy Altidore scored in the 67th minute and Victor Vazquez added a stoppage-time goal Saturday as Toronto FC completed a record-breaking season with a 2-0 win over Seattle in the MLS Cup final, avenging a penalty shootout loss to the Sounders in last year’s championship game.Toronto dominated in a performance brimming with confidence and intent before a crowd of 30,584 on a warmer-than-expected late afternoon at BMO Field. Seattle was on the defensive almost from the get-go.It had been one-way traffic for Toronto, but the home side — like in last year’s final — was unable to beat Seattle’s superb ’keeper Stefan Frei. That changed midway through the second half after a Sounders turnover deep in the Toronto end was sent back the other way at pace. Sebastian Giovinco split the defence with a pass and Altidore chipped the ball over an onrushing Frei.Altidore, who had scored the winning goal last time out despite rolling his ankle in the Eastern Conference final against Columbus, headed toward the southwest corner for a repeat celebration that saw him swallowed up by jubilant teammates.Altidore was named the game’s most valuable player for his performance.“This is the greatest city in the world,” Altidore said after receiving his MVP award on the field.“This is for you guys, we love you guys,” he added as the crowd chanted “Jozy! Jozy!”The Sounders had not conceded a goal in 609 minutes, a run that dated back to a 2-0 loss in Philadelphia on Oct. 1. Seattle had posted shutouts in 12 of its previous 18 games, including the last six.Seattle’s post-season shutout run was even longer — an MLS playoff-record 714 minutes dating back to the second leg of the 2016 Western Conference final against the Colorado Rapids.Frei, whose personal shutout streak in the post-season ended at an MLS-record 624 minutes, had posted five straight playoff shutouts.Vazquez made it 2-0, knocking the ball i ...
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