TFC tries to keep unblemished home record against Rapids
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07/09/2010 -
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC puts its home unbeaten streak on the
line on Saturday when they welcome the Colorado Rapids to BMO Field.
TFC has yet to taste defeat at home this season after Dan Gargan rescued a
point for the Reds last time out with an 84th-minute equalizer to help them
claim a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo.
The result was the third successive draw for Toronto, but it also extended the
teams unbeaten streak to seven games, leaving them in third place in the
Eastern Conference table.
The game was an ill-tempered affair that featured two TFC players, Julian de
Guzman and Amadou Sanyang, both being sent off, meaning that both will miss
out on Saturday's game along with defender Emmanuel Gomez, who is out with a
knee injury.
One player who could be available to head coach Preki is striker Maicon
Santos, who was signed on Friday after being released by Chivas USA earlier
this past week.
"We are delighted to welcome Maicon on board," said manager and director of
soccer Mo Johnston. "Preki knows this player inside and out, and speaks very
highly of him both on and off the field. He's a target man, strong, and packs
a very good shot."
TFC will hope that Santos can aid a struggling attack that has produced just
one goal in its last three games.
The Rapids are unbeaten in their last six games, but they have drawn their
last three, including a 1-1 deadlock with Red Bull New York last time out.
Colorado is currently third in the Western Conference table, but defender
Scott Palguta voiced his frustration after last week's result, which came at
home.
"When we are at home, that's not a point gained; it's two points lost," he
told mlssoccer.com. "We were obviously very dominant and hopefully we can keep
that going and maybe next week [against Toronto] make it into a win somehow."
Midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy will be kept home because of immigration problems,
leaving head coach Gary Smith with a tough decision to make on who will fill
the shoes left by Ballouchy, who has scored two goals and assisted on three
others in 12 games this season.
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