By Canadian Press

Toronto FC game at New England delayed by bad weather in the area

Jul 7, 2021 | 6:41 PM

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Toronto FC’s game at New England Revolution was delayed nearly 90 minutes by bad weather on Wednesday.

Kickoff at Gillette Stadium was scheduled for 7 p.m. ET but was pushed back to 8:28 p.m. due to lighting strikes in the area.

Toronto (1-8-2) came into the game mired in the 27-team MLS basement, having lost six straight games and gone winless in seven. TFC was 19 points behind Eastern Conference-leading New England at kickoff and ranked last in the league on defence, conceding 2.45 goals a game.

Assistant coach Javier Perez was in charge of Toronto, which fired first-year coach Chris Armas in the wake of Saturday’s 7-1 loss at D.C. United. It represented the heaviest defeat in club history.

Having picked up just one point on a two-game road trip, New England (7-2-3) was happy to be back at Foxboro Stadium despite the weather,

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The Revs, the only MLS team yet to drop points at home this season, were off to the best home start in club history (5-0-0) and had won seven straight at Gillette Stadium, including the playoffs, since dropping a 2-1 decision to Philadelphia on Oct. 19.

The New England club record of eight straight wins at home was set in 2004-05.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2021

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