It's going to be an all-Canadian Eastern Conference Championship as the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC advanced on Sunday via away victories against the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC.
The pair are the first Canadian clubs to reach this stage of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Following the international break, the two rivals will battle for a place in MLS Cup with Leg 1 set for Nov. 22 at Olympic Stadium.
Toronto and Montreal split the 2016 regular-season season series, with each team winning once on the road before playing to a 2-2 draw on October 16 at Stade Saputo. Their only MLS Cup Playoffs meeting came in the 2015 Knockout Round, a game the Impact won 3-0.
Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact
April 23, 2016:Toronto FC 2, Montreal Impact 0 (Stade Saputo)
- 40' - TOR - Sebastian Giovinco (PK)
- 81' - TOR - Sebastian Giovinco (Will Johnson)
August 27, 2016:Montreal Impact 1, Toronto FC 0 (BMO Field)
- 73' - MTL - Ignacio Piatti (Dominic Oduro, Matteo Mancosu)
October 16, 2016:Montreal Impact 2, Toronto FC 2 (Stade Saputo)
- 19' - MTL - Ignacio Piatti (Marco Donadel)
- 51' - TOR - Jozy Altidore (Justin Morrow)
- 55' - MTL - Ignacio Piatti (PK)
- 86' - TOR - Tosaint Ricketts (Jozy Altidore, Sebastian Giovinco)
All-time regular season: Toronto lead 6-4-4
All-time playoff meetings: Montreal lead 1-0-0
