Toronto FC downs Houston Dynamo with Jozy Altidore double
Jozy Altidore struck twice in the first half to lead Toronto FC to a
2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at BMO Field on Friday night.
Altidore
wasted no time getting the hosts on the board in the 16th minute,
picking up a Raheem Edwards pass and smashing home past Alex Bono to put
Toronto up 1-0 early on in the match.
Toronto, struggling to
start the season, doubled its advantage in the 32nd minute with a
stellar combination between Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco. The Italian
played Altidore in over the top of the Houston defense for the U.S.
international to chest the ball down and volley his next touch past Bono
to give his team a 2-0 lead at half-time.
The two-goal lead was
all Toronto needed to secure a second-straight win and get its season
back on track after losing in the MLS Cup final to Seattle Sounders FC
in 2016.
Houston, off to a strong start in 2017, was trying to
draw level on points atop the Western Conference with the Portland
Timbers but came up short.
Toronto travels to Seattle to play the
Sounders on May 6, while Houston hosts in-form Eastern Conference side
Orlando City SC on the same day
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