Seattle celebrates MLS Cup win in penalty shootout, Toronto feels the pain
TORONTO — While the Seattle Sounders celebrated with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after the MLS Cup final, numb Toronto FC players tried to process what had just happened.
There are few more painful ways to lose a championship game than by penalty shootout. But there is salt in the wound when you hold the opposition to no shots on goal in a 0-0 tie over 120 minutes, only to lose the ensuing shootout 5-4 on a bone-chilling night on home soil.
“It can be a cruel game sometimes,” said a despondent Toronto captain Michael Bradley, who sat in his locker-room stall looking like he had been hit by a truck.
“It’s not easy,” added striker Jozy Altidore. “It’s a really crappy feeling obviously.”