Like Baby Deer Learning To Walk

In the last year and a bit I got to watch them lose only one match in the entire World Cup qualification round and then dominate the Octagon to finish on top of the group.

Today I watched them play their first World Cup match of my conscious life.

It's been a bit of a day.

They’re on to the CCL final, and while I’m still not 100% convinced they can knock out a third straight Liga MX team who’s not gonna take them seriously, I believe they believe they can, and that’s what matters.

It’s gonna be scrappy, it might get ugly, they’re probably gonna come home with a bunch more injuries which isn’t good for anyone, but hopefully they’ll be bringing a cup home with them.

Like this time they won't fuck it up

There's only a minute left, they can't possibly fuck it up

They're up by two goals, I know shit's been bad, but they can't let two late goals in!

But then suddenly they're tripping over their own feet and kicking weak-ass passes and just having no fucking clue where each other even are to pass to and 

Jesus christ no one is even there why are you passing there 

and

No human being can run that fast why are you passing it so hard 

and

No no fucking no you're going the wrong way you son of a bitch 

And then suddenly it's tied and you're like

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN AGAIN YOU DICKWADS WHY DO I EVEN WATCH YOU

I'm just home from the Toronto FC X FC Dallas match and I'm SO COLD. It was nice in the supporters' end until the sun went away and then it was AWFUL.

The stadium started clearing out around the 75th minute, as it tends to when there's so little time left and Toronto is down 2:0. Last season, it would've been the end. This season, however, we're apparently a whole different team who can score 2 goals in the last 5 minutes with almost no trouble and we clawed back a point from the first place team in the west.

It was all in all a very exciting game with some questionable calls from the ref, but even that couldn't hold Toronto back forever.

Goals for Toronto were scored by Justin Braun in the 85th minute (after replacing John Bostock in the 73rd) and Darel Russell in the 90th.

Justin Braun also picked up a late yellow in stoppage time, so it was a rather eventful game for him.

Toronto FC unveiled their new home jersey for the 2013 season today.

To quote a friend of mine from Facebook:

Frings is the kind of DP you want. He earned every penny of his cheque taking on any task he was assigned and giving his all. He will be most surely missed and leaves a massive gap to fill in the centre of our mid-field. Best of luck to him...and US!!!

Thanks for everything, Torsten.