Events2021 Canadian Championship Toronto FC vs Pacific FC
November 03, 2021 | Kickoff: 07:30PM ET
2021 Canadian Championship
Toronto FC

Toronto FC

2 - 1

Pacific FC

Pacific FC

Toronto, Ontario | BMO Field

Attendance: 5131

Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière | Assistant Referee: Gabrielle Lemieux |
Assistant Referee: Gianni Facchini | Fourth Official: David Barrie

  • Nicholas Lee De Leon
    Jacob Shaffelburg*

    90+2'
  • 83'

    Alejandro Díaz

  • 78'

    Sean Young
    Jamar Dixon

  • 78'

    Gianni Dos Santos
    Josh Heard

  • Richie Laryea*

    78'
  • 74'

    Jamar Dixon

  • 74'

    Alessandro Hojabrpour

  • Ifunanyachi Achara
    Josmer Volmi Altidore

    69'
  • 62'

    Josh Heard

  • 61'

    Matthew Baldisimo
    Abdoulaye Samaké

  • 61'

    Victor Blasco
    Jordan Haynes

  • 46'

    Kunle Dada-Luke
    Marco Bustos

  • Justin Travis Morrow
    Auro Alvaro Da Cruz Junior

    46'
  • 41'

    Manuel Aparicio

  • 35'

    Abdoulaye Samaké

  • Jacob Shaffelburg*

    26'

  • Josmer Volmi Altidore

    15'

Timeline

Toronto FC
  • KO

    KO

  • 15 ' | Josmer Volmi Altidore

  • 26 ' | Jacob Shaffelburg*

  • 35 ' | Abdoulaye Samaké

  • 41 ' | Manuel Aparicio

  • HT

    HT

  • 46 ' | Justin Travis Morrow - Auro Alvaro Da Cruz Junior

  • 46 ' | Kunle Dada-Luke - Marco Bustos

  • 61 ' | Victor Blasco - Jordan Haynes

  • 61 ' | Matthew Baldisimo - Abdoulaye Samaké

  • 62 ' | Josh Heard

  • 69 ' | Ifunanyachi Achara - Josmer Volmi Altidore

  • 74 ' | Alessandro Hojabrpour

  • 74 ' | Jamar Dixon

  • 78 ' | Richie Laryea*

  • 78 ' | Gianni Dos Santos - Josh Heard

  • 78 ' | Sean Young - Jamar Dixon

  • 83 ' | Alejandro Díaz

  • 90+2 ' | Nicholas Lee De Leon - Jacob Shaffelburg*

  • FT

    FT

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Pacific FC

Match Report

Toronto FC defeated Pacific FC 2-1 to reach their sixth consecutive Canadian Championship Final.

Jozy Altidore opened the scoring in the 15' when he bent a right footed shot in off the post on a through ball from Jacob Shaffelburg.

Minutes later, Pacific FC keeper Callum Irving kept TFC from doubling their lead, with a quick reaction save off an Altidore redirect on goal on a ball from Mark Delgado.

From the left side of the pitch, Toronto made it 2-0 on a one-two play from Shaffelburg to Laryea back to Shaffelburg, who drove one low past Irving (26’).

Shortly after, Jonathan Osorio found himself inside the box, struck it low and hard, Irving with a diving stop.

In the 41', Irving is called upon again. This time its a massive reaction stop off a neatly re deflected shot from Shaffelburg on a cross from Laryea.

Pacific FC created a pair of chances late in the half. Both of those came in 45’+3 minutes, Marco Bustos with a volley, was easily stopped by Quentin Westberg. Moments later Manuel Aparicio sent a thunderbolt from long range that was parried over the bar by Westberg.

IN the second half, Jamar Dixon with a long range strike is well handled by Westberg (53’).

Irving did well with a reaction save on a close range strike by Altidore, set up by Shaffelburg from Osorio in the 56th minute.

Pacific FC got one back in the 83', when Alejandro Diaz placed a Kadin Chung cross on a through-ball from Victor Blasco into the back of the net low to the side of Westberg.

Michael Bradley got in the way of a Diaz header in the 90’+3 minute to preserve TFC’s lead. Toronto defended two Pacific corner kicks to end the match.

The starting XI for Toronto FC featured goalkeeper Quentin Westberg, with a back line of Canadian Richie Laryea, alongside Kemar Lawrence, Omar Gonzalez, and Auro Jr. Canadian Jonathan Osorio, captained by Michael Bradley, and Mark Delgado started in the midfield. Canadian Jacob Shaffelburg, with Jozy Altidore, and Alejandro Pozuelo rounded out the attack.

Toronto FC Head Coach Javier Perez made a halftime substitution, replaced Auro Jr. with Justin Morrow.
Ifunanyachi Achara replaced Jozy Altidore (61’). In added time, Jacob Shaffelburg was replaced by Nick DeLeon (90’+1).

Pacific FC featured eight Canadians in their starting XI. Canadian keeper Callum Irving, had Canadians Jordan Haynes, Lukas MacNaughton, Kadin Chung, along with Abdoulaye Samake, provided the defensive line. A completely Canadian midfield included Manual Aparicio, Alessandro Hojabrpour, and Jamar Dixon, wearing the captain’s armband. Joshua Heard, Alejandro Diaz, and Canadian Marco Bustos started up front.

Head coach Pa-Modou Kah opted to replace Marco Bustos with Canadian Kunle Dada-Luke at the start of the second half. Kah made a double substitution, replaced Jordan Haynes with Victor Blasco and Abdoulaye Samake with Canadian Matthew Baldisimo (61’). Another double substitution, Joshua Heard replaced with Gianni dos Santos, Jamar Dixon replaced with Canadian Sean Young (79’).
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Line Up

Toronto FC

Toronto FC

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Pacific FC

Pacific FC

Toronto FC Starting 11

Pacific FC Starting 11

Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley
Midfielder
Marco Antonio Delgado
Marco Antonio Delgado
Midfielder
Alejandro Pozuelo Melero
Alejandro Pozuelo Melero
Midfielder
Noble* Okello Ayo*
Noble* Okello Ayo*
Midfielder
Quentin Westberg
Quentin Westberg
Goalkeeper
Josmer Volmi Altidore
Josmer Volmi Altidore
Forward
Jonathan Osorio
Jonathan Osorio
Midfielder
Richie Laryea*
Richie Laryea*
Defender
Jacob Shaffelburg*
Jacob Shaffelburg*
Forward
Kemar Michael Lawrence
Kemar Michael Lawrence
Defender
Auro Alvaro Da Cruz Junior
Auro Alvaro Da Cruz Junior
Defender
Kadin Chung
Kadin Chung
Defender
Jordan Haynes
Jordan Haynes
Defender
Abdoulaye Samaké
Abdoulaye Samaké
Defender
Lukas MacNaughton
Lukas MacNaughton
Defender
Alejandro Díaz
Alejandro Díaz
Forward
Marco Bustos
Marco Bustos
Midfielder
Josh Heard
Josh Heard
Forward
Callum Irving
Callum Irving
Goalkeeper
Alessandro Hojabrpour
Alessandro Hojabrpour
Midfielder
Jamar Dixon
Jamar Dixon
Midfielder
Manuel Aparicio
Manuel Aparicio
Midfielder

Toronto FC Subs

Pacific FC Subs

Justin Travis Morrow
Justin Travis Morrow
Defender
Nicholas Lee De Leon
Nicholas Lee De Leon
Midfielder
Ifunanyachi Achara
Ifunanyachi Achara
Forward
Victor Blasco
Victor Blasco
Forward
Matthew Baldisimo
Matthew Baldisimo
Midfielder
Kunle Dada-Luke
Kunle Dada-Luke
Forward
Sean Young
Sean Young
Midfielder
Gianni Dos Santos
Gianni Dos Santos
Forward

Toronto FC Did Not Feature

Pacific FC Did Not Feature

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty*
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty*
Midfielder
Omar Alejandro Gonzalez
Omar Alejandro Gonzalez
Defender
Jordan Perruzza
Jordan Perruzza
Forward
Kevin Santos Silva
Kevin Santos Silva
Goalkeeper
Oliver Bassett
Oliver Bassett
Forward
Isaac Boehmer
Isaac Boehmer
Goalkeeper

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