Aug 22, 2015 at 9pm UK at ​BMO Field
Toronto
5-0
Orlando City
Delgado (46'), Giovinco (57'), Morrow (71'), Altidore (83' pen., 85')
Giovinco (23'), Kantari (42')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Carrasco (30'), Kaka (39'), Winter (56'), Higuita (84')
Ramos (36'), Winter (82')

Result: Toronto thrash nine-man Orlando City

Sebastian Giovinco #10 of the Toronto FC in action against the Columbus Crew SC on March 14, 2015
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Toronto cruise to a 5-0 triumph as Orlando City lose two players to red cards in a one-sided encounter at BMO Field.

Toronto have climbed up to fourth in the Eastern Conference after recording a 5-0 triumph over Orlando City, who finished with nine men at BMO Field.

Despite Orlando staying in touch with the hosts for much of the first half, a straight red card shown to Rafael Ramos proved to be the turning point as Toronto beat the Florida-based franchise for the second time in three weeks.

The early signs were promising for Toronto as Jackson tested Tally Hall with a powerful long-range strike, before Marco Delgado wasted a good chance by firing over from inside the box.

After soaking up long spells of pressure from the home side, a moment of controversy 10 minutes before the break damaged Orlando's hopes of claiming a positive result as the referee shocked the visitors by showing a red card to Ramos, who had caught Justin Morrow with a tackle from behind.

Toronto capitalised on having a man extra in the opening minute of the second half when Michael Bradley ended a fine run by picking the perfect pass to find Delgado, who kept his composure to break the deadlock with a simple finish.

Sebastian Giovinco stepped up to double the lead with a stunning free kick from the edge of the box as the Orlando challenge quickly faded after the interval.

It was one-way traffic for long spells as the Canadian fans enjoyed a dominant side, and the influential Bradley made an impact once again by evading a couple of challenges before crossing to allow Morrow to add the finishing touch to the third goal.

More disappointment would follow for Orlando late on as Adrian Winter became the second player to receive a red card for a second bookable offence after bringing down Robbie Findley in the box, which allowed substitute Jozy Altidore to fire home from the penalty.

Toronto completed an emphatic victory just two minutes later when Altidore reacted quickest to score his second after Findley had been denied.

Sebastian Giovinco #10 of the Toronto FC in action against the Columbus Crew SC on March 14, 2015
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls341861061421960
2Columbus Crew34158115852653
3Montreal ImpactMontreal34156134844451
4DC United34156134345-251
5New England RevolutionNew England34148124844450
6Toronto34154155455-149
7Orlando City34128144556-1144
8New York City FCNY City34107174958-937
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34107173952-1337
10Chicago Fire3486204254-1230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Dallas341861052391360
2Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34165134536953
3Portland TimbersPortland34158114139253
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy341491156461051
5Seattle SoundersSeattle34156134436851
6Sporting Kansas CityKansas33149104843551
7San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes34138134139247
8Houston DynamoHouston34119144249-742
9Real Salt LakeSalt Lake34118153848-1041
10Colorado RapidsColorado33810153143-1234