Toronto FC advances to Canadian Championship final

Toronto FC advances to Canadian Championship final

Published May. 5, 2011 6:44 a.m. ET

Alan Gordon scored in the 21st minute and Toronto FC advanced to the Canadian Championship final, beating FC Edmonton 1-0 on Wednesday night.

Toronto, the Major League Soccer team that won the tournament the last two years, took the two-game series 4-0 on aggregate after winning the opener 3-0 in Edmonton on April 27.

Gordon put a left-footed shot high into the left corner past goalkeeper Lance Parker.

FC Edmonton is an expansion team in the North American Soccer League.

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Toronto will face MLS rival Vancouver in the two-game final. The Whitecaps beat Montreal.

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