Toronto FC dazzle in wild, wacky preseason win vs. Tijuana

Sam Stejskal

Toronto FC won the highest-profile friendly of the early stages of the MLS preseason on Wednesday night, beating Liga MX’s Club Tijuana 3-2 in a back-and-forth contest in San Diego.

Normally, a preseason match between TFC and Xolos wouldn’t merit its own write-up. Wednesday’s game, however, was a bit different, with plenty of interesting moments going down at Torero Stadium.

We had a Sebastian Giovinco free kick golazo…

Seba doing Seba things 🎯#TFCLive | #TIJvTOR | 1-1 pic.twitter.com/tYU8BCksXJ
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 1, 2018

Victor Vazquez setting up the Atomic Ant for a second…

RT if you've missed the Vazquez to Giovinco connection 😍#TFCLive | #TIJvTOR | 2-3 pic.twitter.com/jLYOoM871c
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 1, 2018

And center back Nick Hagglund stepping into net and making a big, late save to preserve the win:

Is there anything @Nickismyname can't do?#TFCLive | #TIJvTOR | 2-3 pic.twitter.com/I98kFUmEOy
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 1, 2018

Watch your backs, Alex Bono and Clint Irwin.

"Their spots aren't secure. I gotta make sure they're on their toes." (cc: @Alex25Bono @ClintIrwin 👀)

Toronto's newest goalkeeper @Nickismyname recaps his last minute heroics and makes his case for more minutes between the sticks 😂#TFCLive | #TIJvTOR pic.twitter.com/WONijA56a1
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) February 1, 2018

TFC will play their next preseason match on Friday against LAFC.

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