Toronto and the Los Angeles Galaxy played out a scoreless draw Saturday amid nearby G20 Summit protests that prevented several thousand Major League Soccer fans from attending the game at BMO Field.
Subway shutdowns, altered bus routes and the uncertainty over road closures contributed to the smaller-than-usual crowd. The attendance was announced at 18,809, though it didn't reflect the actual number of fans in the stands.
Los Angeles is playing without stars Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle, members of the U.S. team eliminated from the World Cup earlier Saturday.
In other matches Saturday, Colombian forward Juan Pablo Angel scored two late goals after Ghana's Salou Ibraham opened with a header to lead the New York Red Bulls past the Kansas City Wizards 3-0.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto of Argentina scored one goal and set up another for Eric Brunner as the Columbus Crew beat D.C. United 2-0.
Joseph Ngwenya of Zimbabwe equalized in the 80th minute after Houston conceded an own goal to give the Colorado Rapids a 2-2 draw with the Dynamo. Danny Cruz also scored for Houston, while Conor Casey scored for Colorado.
David Ferreira converted a second-half penalty to help Dallas beat Chivas USA 2-1. Osael Romero of El Salvador earlier equalized in the 59th minute for Chivas after teammate Ante Jazic conceded an own goal late in the first half.
