Daily News | Dániel Gazdag’s hat trick leads the Union to a 4-0 rout of Toronto and clinches first place in the East
On a day of catharsis and celebration at Subaru Park, the Union clinched first place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-0 rout of Toronto FC.goals of the year — and Mikael Uhre’s 13th tally earned the Union a first-round playoff bye. The defense also delivered a historic day: with a 13th shutout of the year, the team finished the year with 26 goals conceded, a Major League Soccer record for fewest goals allowed in a 34-game campaign.
Because MLS’s first standings tiebreaker is total wins instead of soccer’s traditional goal difference, the Union would have lost a tie on points for first place, 20-19. So Montreal’s early lead gave the Union reason to not just keep their early lead, but keep a foot on the gas pedal. It took a while for the second goal to come, long enough that Toronto started to find its footing in the game. But it did come, and the relief around Subaru Park was palpable. Flach fed Gazdag, who pinged a chip over the Toronto back line that Uhre ran toward. Uhre dismissed MacNaughton and his bleach-blond mop of hair with a cutback, then curled a finish around Westberg in the 42nd minute.
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