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TORONTO — Arguably the busiest eight-day stretch in Toronto FC’s short history ended exactly how the club wanted — with the Reds in first place.

In a week that included two other games, an injury to star midfielder Dwayne De Rosario and the surprise resignation of head coach John Carver, TFC came into Sunday’s match with the Kansas City Wizards using the tumult of the previous days as motivation — and the 1-0 result indicates that the mindset worked.

“I don’t think it was a distraction, I think it may egged us on a little bit,” said forward Danny Dichio. “We wanted to show we have a great team spirit here and no matter what happens with the [coaching] staff or any of that … we have to go out and show the fans that we’re strong as a unit.”

Dichio was a key figure in the victory, scoring the game’s only goal in the 54th minute. After Marvell Wynne kept a Chad Barrett cross from going out of bounds, Wynne passed the ball to Sam Cronin in front of the net. Cronin found Dichio, and the veteran striker spun the ball inside the left corner and just over the line.

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TORONTO — A second-half goal from Danny Dichio put Toronto FC atop the Eastern Conference after a 1-0 win against the Kansas City Wizards on Sunday evening at BMO Field.

Dichio’s conversion after a nice pair of passes from Marvell Wynne and Sam Cronin was the only score for Toronto on an impressive attacking performance for the side. It was the second consecutive victory for TFC and their first since the surprise resignation of head coach John Carver on Saturday. Assistant coaches Chris Cummins (who also led the team last Wednesday with Carver watching from a private box) and Nick Dasovic were in charge of the team on Sunday.

The win puts TFC in first place in the East with 11 points, displacing Kansas City from the top of the division table. It was Toronto’s second win against K.C. this season, after beating the Wizards 3-2 in the season opener on March 21.

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