So, apparently Danny Koevermans was wrong.
Toronto may have its struggles but stories about it being the worst team in the world are no longer floating about. A 5-1 spanking of CD Aguila should put the punch lines to rest for a while anyway.
TFC would be an El Salvadorian giant. And, CD Aguila would most likely finish last in the MLS Eastern Conference. So, now that we're established that we can look at what last night meant.
Three points.
Yeah, that's pretty much the best way to look at it. CD Aguila was terrible, easily the worst team Toronto has ever played. Within three minutes it was clear that beating them was an afterthought. Scoring a boatload of goals was the focus.
You can talk about goal differential if you like, but Santos could put 10 behind that team if it needed to. Toronto's CCL campaign is in essence a home and away tie with their newfound Mexican rivals. That's a tough ask, but one that should at least provide something for supporter's to look forward to at the end of this month.
It's a shame so few people bothered to watch last night. It's also a shame that so many Torontonians chose to support the road team. Long-time fans of the domestic game here in Canada are used to it, of course. What they aren't used to is watching those fans go home with their tail between their legs.
Maybe that was the biggest victory last night -- knowing that somewhere in the city an anti-MLS/TFC fan spent all day telling his friends and family how much CD Aguila was going to kick the sad sack Canadian side's ass and how this was the only time he'd ever go down to watch that glorified pub team.
Maybe sometime between the third and fourth goals said fan had his eyes open. Maybe the local league is worth supporting after all.