{
    "title": "Toronto, Vancouver win Championship openers",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:10:00",
    "published_at": "2011-04-27 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/toronto-vancouver-win-championship-openers",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/FsFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "The away teams were victorious on the opening night of the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 1:0 over Impact Montr\u00e9al while title holders Toronto FC won 3:0 over 10-man newcomers FC Edmonton. Both semi-final series will continue with the return legs next Wednesday 4 Ma\u2026",
    "slug": "toronto-vancouver-win-championship-openers",
    "body": "<p>The away teams were victorious on the opening night of the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 1:0 over Impact Montr&eacute;al while title holders Toronto FC won 3:0 over 10-man newcomers FC Edmonton. Both semi-final series will continue with the return legs next Wednesday 4 May in Vancouver and Toronto.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWhitecaps captain Terry Dunfield scored the lone goal in the 1:0 victory at Stade Saputo in Montr&eacute;al. Whitecaps goalkeeper Jay Nolly, the only player who has played in every Nutrilite Canadian Championship match, posted his seventh clean sheet in 13 career matches.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bToronto FC captain Maicon Santos was also on the scoresheet tonight. He opened and closed the scoring, with Alan Gordon notching a goal in between in the 3:0 victory at Commonwealth Stadium. Goalkeeper Stefan Frei has now posted five clean sheets in six matches.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship runs 27 April to 25 May. Both of next week&rsquo;s matches will again be broadcast live in high definition on Rogers Sportsnet, the official broadcaster for the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. The Toronto-Edmonton return leg will be played at BMO Field (20.00 ET kickoff) while the Vancouver-Montr&eacute;al return leg will be played at Empire Field (20.00 PT).</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}