East Side Stand Up

Toronto FC took a gamble leaving off De Guzman, Koevermans and Morgan, and with their anchor and top player Torsten Frings going down early on, it meant TFC just didn't have the horses to compete with a side like the Seattle Sounders. A David Estrada hat-trick sunk the Reds and once again raises concerns over a back line that doesn't look like it can compete without a sweeper to clean things up. Toronto will have a week to recover and try to get things right before hosting San Jose in their home-opener next weekend.