T. Ricketts enters the game and replaces J. Altidore.
And there's the final TFC sub: Ricketts replaces Altidore.
Substitution Jozy Altidore Tosaint Ricketts
86'
T. Barnetta gets yellow.
Giovinco ran at Philadelphia on the counter and picked out Altidore, whose header was horribly misplayed by Tribbett. From there, Altidore pounced on the loose ball and converted from point-blank range.
85'
J. Altidore has scored a goal for Toronto!
GOAL TORONTO! ALTIDORE!
Goal Jozy Altidore
84'
C. Davies enters the game and replaces K. Rosenberry.
There's the last role of the dice from Union coach Jim Curtin: Davies comes on for Rosenberry. Looks like the Union will play a 3-5-2.
Substitution Keegan Rosenberry Charlie Davies
83'
Nervous moments as Irwin unconvincingly palms away a Barnetta set piece, though he then snatches an Ilsinho cross in the aftermath.
81'
Irwin does very well to snare a low, buzzed-in cross from Rosenberry.
79'
The Union are now really controlling possession and putting TFC under pressure. Can Toronto hold on?
74'
A corner kick bounced around the box — Tribbett to Ilsinho to Marquez — before falling to Bedoya, who rifled home from close range.
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73'
A. Bedoya has scored a goal for Philadelphia Union! Assist by R. Marquez.
GOAL BEDOYA! THE UNION ARE BACK IN IT!
Assist Richie Marquez
Goal Alejandro Bedoya
70'
B. Cheyrou enters the game and replaces A. Cooper.
R. Alberg enters the game and replaces C. Sapong.
And now a sub for each team: Alberg replaces Sapong up top for Philadelphia and Cheyrou comes on for Cooper for TFC.
Substitution C.J. Sapong Roland Alberg
Substitution Armando Enrique Cooper Whitaker Benoît Cheyrou
67'
Pontius sees his shot blocked by Zavaleta, and then Barnetta's effort is denied by Irwin. Philadelphia applying some pressure but unable to halve the deficit.
66'
W. Johnson enters the game and replaces J. Osorio.
And now TFC turns to the bench, with Johnson replacing Osorio. That a solid, veteran D-mid to help lock things down.
Substitution Jonathan Osorio Will Johnson
64'
Irwin has to scramble a bit to palm away a loose ball in the box, but no one from the Union was in position to capitalize.
63'
Save Blake! He denies a powerful Altidore effort to keep it 2-0.
60'
The Union turn to the bench, with Ilsinho replacing Herbers. Have to think Alberg and Davies will see the field as well.
59'
Ilsinho enters the game and replaces F. Herbers.
Substitution Fabian Herbers Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior
57'
Sapong is down again after taking a bit of a forearm from Bradley to the face. Nothing malicious there, though, and he'll stay in the game.
52'
Pontius drifts inside and has a go from distance, firing well over the bar. Union look like they're running out of ideas.
49'
Hagglund (inadvertently?) won a Giovinco corner with his chest, and the ball fell invitingly for Osorio to slam home at the far post.
48'
J. Osorio has scored a goal for Toronto! Assist by N. Hagglund.
Notable stat on the ESPN broadcast: TFC is 10-0-0 when leading at halftime this year.
GOAL OSORIO! TFC UP 2-0!
Assist Nick Hagglund
Goal Jonathan Osorio
45' +1
J. Altidore gets yellow.
Yellow card Jozy Altidore
45'
And we're back for the second half!
44'
... and it goes off the wall.
43'
A. Bedoya gets yellow.
Bedoya just decks Giovinco about 25 yards from goal, and here's another set piece opportunity ...
Yellow card Alejandro Bedoya
42'
We get our first real Union threat in a while: Barnetta tries to pick out the far post but his bending shot misses the mark.
41'
Morrow got down the left and had some space, but his cross was a poor one that the Union cleared out for a corner — and Blake promptly did well to punch away that subsequent set piece.
37'
Scary moment for the Union as Sapong goes down following a collision with Moor, but it looks like he'll continue.
27'
Giovinco just wide! He nearly curled a 25-yard free kick past Blake but barely missed the near post.
25'
C. Sapong gets yellow.
Yellow card C.J. Sapong
And now we have a yellow on Sapong for a rough late challenge on Bradley.
21'
Save Blake! Hagglund heads the ball across goal and Moor is there to nod home at the far post — but the Union GK reacted well to deny.
16'
GOAL GIOVINCO! TFC LEADS!
Altidore pounced on a horrific failed clearance from Tribbett, then touched the ball around the charging Blake — leaving Giovinco with an empty net to fire into.
15'
S. Giovinco has scored a goal for Toronto! Assist by J. Altidore.
Assist Jozy Altidore
Goal Sebastian Giovinco
14'
M. Bradley gets yellow.
Now Bradley picks up a yellow for a foul near midfield on Barnetta. That's worth noting because he could get suspended down the line for a second yellow in another game.
Yellow card Michael Bradley
13'
TFC produces a nice buildup that ends with Cooper slicing a slot wide. Greg Vanney's side starting to find a groove now.
9'
And there's another close call for the Union, as a deflected Giovinco effort just misses the far post.
8'
And now we have our first TFC shot of the game as Cooper skips one wide from distance.
7'
The Union are actually applying some good pressure early — TFC looks perhaps a little out of sorts in this 3-5-2 formation.
2'
Early chance for the Union! Pontius got a one-time crack at goal from 12 yards out but didn't make good contact and saw his effort blocked.
1'
And we're underway! The 2016 MLS playoffs have officially kicked off.
Hello and welcome to Goal USA coverage of the Eastern Conference knockout round match between third-seeded Toronto FC and the sixth-seeded Philadelphia Union. My name is Thomas Floyd and I'll be keeping you posted on the major developments from tonight's match at BMO Field.
Here is TFC's starting lineup: Irwin; Zavaleta, Moor, Hagglund; Beitashour, Bradley, Osorio, Cooper, Morrow; Giovinco, Altidore
And the Union's lineup: Blake; Rosenberry, Marquez, Tribbett, Fabinho; Creavalle, Bedoya; Herbers, Barnetta, Pontius; Sapong
The teams have now come out onto the field for the national anthems, meaning kickoff is imminent.
HALFTIME: Toronto FC 1-0 Philadelphia Union.
FINAL: Toronto FC 3-1 Philadelphia Union.
Toronto FC advances to face New York City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals, leaving the winner of tomorrow's D.C. United-Montreal Impact clash to take on the top-seeded New York Red Bulls.
Thus ends an up-and-down season for the Union, who began the campaign brightly before collapsing big time down the stretch. Although the club made its first postseason appearance since 2011, a losing regular season record and quick playoff exit will leave a sour taste.
And that's the end of our coverage of this match — be sure to tune in at 10:30 p.m. ET for the LA Galaxy's meeting with Real Salt Lake!
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