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Toronto FC's 2018 CONCACAF Champions League dream was shattered by Guadalajara following 2-4 defeat in penalties on Wednesday night in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Tailing a 2-1 defeat at home in the first leg, Toronto's managed to net two goals, but one from Guadalajara brought the game to a shootout when the final whistle was blown following a 2-1 win.
Video: Toronto FC VS Guadalajara (Leg 2) Highlights
"We're gutted,"
said Toronto's goalkeeper Alex Bono to TSN post-match.
"We thought that we were good enough to win it. It comes down to PKs: a 50-50 chance. Today it didn't go our way."
TFC would have been the first MLS team to win the CCL under the current format if they had won the match.
"We wanted to be the first to lift the CONCACAF Champions League trophy. We failed in that goal; that's massively disappointing,"
added Alex Bono.
CAPTION: Toronto FC' goalkeeper Alex Bono SOURCE: Waking The Red “I'm very proud for the run that we made, for the effort, we put in over two legs in every series that we played in. This is the way the game goes, it's unjust; it feels the heart has been ripped from the chest sometimes."
The team was just a goal short of their road to glory.
"I have no complaints about my team,”
said TFC's head coach Greg Vanney in his post-match press conference.
“We worked hard. This tournament has been a grind and we battled the entire way, all the way to the end. Congratulations to Chivas, they won. I've got nothing to say to my guys other than I'm proud of them."
TFC's caption Michael Bradley admitted the stakes were high but in a game, one will win and the other will lose. It
"In the biggest moments, we threw caution to the wind and played with balls, bravery, and pride in ourselves, in each other, in our club and our city,”
Michael Bradley told TSN.
“And unfortunately at the end, one team has to lose. When you compete at the highest level that's how it goes.”
