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A determined Toronto FC side opened the floodgates in overtime to wash D.C. United out of the MLS playoffs on Saturday night at BMO Field.

TFC scored four goals in a wild 30 minutes of extra time for a stunning 5-1 victory in the first round of the post-season — two d by Brampton native Jonathan Osorio and singles by Richie Laryea and Nick DeLeon. Marky Delgado scored in regulation time for the Reds.

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The win moves Toronto to the Eastern Conference semifinals in Wednesday night at Citi Field in New York against a rested NYCFC side.

“I said: ‘Let’s be aggressive. Let’s not fall back,” said TFC coach Greg Vanney, when asked what his message was between regulation and OT. “We reshaped into a 3-5-2 and I said I wanted the wide guys to go hard. I wanted us to play the ball forward and just attack.”

They certainly did that.

“On our best days, the mentality in this group has been so strong,” said TFC captain Michael Bradley. “When those lights come on bright, to have a group of guys who aren’t scared and go after things and play and compete and leave everything they have on the field, I’m so proud of that.”