Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010
10:07 PM
Associated Press
Torontos Stefan Frei and Chicagos Sean Johnson made big saves in the final 25 minutes in the teams 0-0 tie Wednesday night.
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Toronto (7-9-7) earned a point to move into ninth place in the overall MLS standings with 28, four behind Seattle and San Josecurrently in the last two MLS Cup playoff positions. Chicago (6-7-8) is 11th with 26 points.
Toronto FC is 0-3-2 in its last five games, and Chicago is 0-2-2 in its last four.
Johnson made a pair of saves in a 4-minute span in the second half, stopping midfielder Nick LaBroccas curling shot from 20 yards, and covering OBrian Whites point-blank chance from the right crease.
Frei twice corralled long shots by Nery Castillo, and grabbed a hard shot by midfielder Mike Banner in the 90th minute en route to his eighth shutout of the season.
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The first real scoring opportunity came in the third minute of the second half, when Chicagos Freddie Ljungberg fired wide right from 14 yards on a breakaway.
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