Toronto FC tied the New England Revolution 00 Tuesday morning to book its ticket to the round of 16 at the MLS is Back Tournament
Toronto FC remained atop Group C with five points from three games, ahead of New England by virtue of having scored more goals.
The group runner-up faces the Philadelphia Union, second in Group A, on Saturday in the knockout round of 16.
The group winner takes on one of the four-best third-place finishers on Sunday.
Toronto outshot New England 15-10 (5-2 in shots on target) and had 60.4 per cent possession.
Toronto forward Ayo Akinola, who came in the game with five goals at the tournament, had several chances to add to his total. The best came in the 79th minute when, after taking an Alejandro Pozuelo through ball, he outmuscled a defender only to see goalkeeper Matt Turner get a limb to the ball.
Jozy Altidore came off the bench in the 86th minute, his first action at the tournament, and had an immediate impact, finding Akinola racing towards the penalty box. The 20-year-old forward was taken down by DeJuan Jones but, after video review, it was ruled a free kick just outside the box and not a penalty.
with files from (The Canadian Press)