Northern Invasion II

TFC, fans head south for Trillium Cup
Toronto FC expected to bring thousands for clash with Crew

The Columbus Crew and Toronto FC resume their Trillium Cup rivalry when the two meet in Columbus on Saturday, in what is expected to be a tremendous atmosphere with the invasion of thousands of TFC supporters from Canada. The Crew began defense of their MLS title last weekend with a late 1-1 draw in Houston, while Toronto FC opened a season with a victory for the first time, defeating the Kansas City Wizards 3-2 on the road.

REFEREE:
Michael Kennedy. SAR (bench): Sean Hurd; JAR (opposite): Peter Balciunas; 4th: Hilario Grajeda
MLS Career: 107 games; FC/gm: 31.3; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 19; pens: 41

INJURY REPORT:
COLUMBUS CREW — OUT: MF Pat Noonan (lower back strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Robbie Rogers (L hamstring strain) …
TORONTO FC – OUT: FW O’Brian White (knee); QUESTIONABLE: DF Nana Attakora-Gyan (hip flexor)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES:
CLB: Frankie Hejduk (USA; vs El Salvador, March 28); Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela; vs Argentina, March 28); Duncan Oughton (New Zealand; vs Thailand, March 28) …
TOR: Amado Guevara (Honduras; vs Trinidad & Tobago, March 28); Carl Robinson (Wales; vs Finland, March 28)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (6 meetings): Crew 3 wins, 9 goals … Toronto FC 0 wins, 4 goals … Ties 3
AT COLUMBUS (3 meetings): Crew 2 wins, 6 goals … Toronto FC 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 1

RETURN MATCHES
5/2: Columbus Crew at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.; 7/25: Toronto FC at Columbus Crew, 7:30 pm.

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THE ACTION
Toronto FC take on reigning MLS champions Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium on Saturday. The match kicks off at 4:00 p.m. and there are a number of ways you can follow the action. The match will be broadcast on freeview on GolTV at 7:00 p.m. You will be able to see the game on freeview if your cable package is with Rogers, Bell, Cogeco, Star Choice or Shaw. For a full listing of GolTV channel locations, click here.

If you can’t wait until 7:00 p.m. to see the T.V. broadcast, you can follow the match online or on the radio. Toronto FC TV will be streaming the GolTV feed of the match live at 4:00 p.m. on TorontoFC.ca. You will only be able to access the live stream from Canada.

You can also listen on the radio on The FAN 590. The game will be joined in progress. There will be a live match blog on TorontoFC.ca for you to follow the game and make comments on the action. To access the blog, click here.