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- Giovinco stunner puts Toronto in driving seat
Giovinco stunner puts Toronto in driving seat
Sebastian Giovinco's stunning second-half free kick handed Toronto a 2-1 conference semi-final first leg win over New York Red Bulls, while Portland and Houston played out a goalless draw.
Victor Vazquez put Toronto FC ahead in the eighth minute, when Jozy Altidore's cross deflected into the path of the midfielder, who slotted home from the top of the box.
The home side pulled one back in first-half stoppage time, when Daniel Royer converted the spot kick won by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
Toronto keeper Alex Bono made three key saves in the second half as New York went in search of the winner, but it was Toronto that would find it courtesy of its star man Sebastian Giovinco.
The Italian won a free kick in the 72nd minute and took full advantage, beating Robles with a stunning curling effort to put the Reds in pole position heading into its second-leg clash in Toronto on Monday (AEDT).
