Canadian Soccer News will have reaction throughout the day (as our voices return and the hangover's wear off) on Canada's 2-2 draw against Ecuador - including Dunfield's role on the national team, what happened on Canada's second goal and the support in the stands - but for now, if you haven't seen it yet, here are the highlights from last night's game.
Aside from the goals, there were two personal highlights, for myself as a fan and an observer, that stood out from the standard storyline told from last night.
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1) Terry Dunfield - the man who left England and returned home in hopes of finding his way into the national team setup once more, jumping into the crowd after scoring a screamer to open the scoring for Canada. Jason DeVos once told me, "I would rather play with a team full of guys who chose Canada first, than a collection of guys who used it as a last resort."
I'll take a Dunfield over a Junior Hoilett anyday.
2) Julian DeGuzman's heads up play - as the Ecuadorian team gathered around the ref to complain, mere moments after some pretty pathetic time wasting, DeGuzman casually walked away from the crowd of yellow, placed the ball down and delivered it to Tosaint Ricketts, who calmly struck it into the back of the net. This was Julian at his best. A few defensive errors may have cost Canada a goal on his watch but when it mattered it was his pitch awareness - which, is still far and away, the best this country has to offer - that capitalized for the home nation.
Check back throughout the day for more reaction.