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There was joy, but also quite a bit of relief as Toronto FC players celebrated another Canadian Championship on Wednesday night at BMO Field.

Happiness at lifting a trophy in front of thousands of fans once again. Relief knowing that no matter what happens from here, at least one objective was reached and also that something finally went the team’s way during what has been an exceptionally trying season.

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It was not a raucous celebration by any means — the game’s hero, Jozy Altidore, even missed much of it because he was feeling under the weather — and head coach Greg Vanney had a good explanation as to why things were a bit low key.

“Guys are fatigued. This has been a wild run and the last couple of weeks have been extra wild,” Vanney said.

“Our guys know that they have to get on a flight tomorrow and go all the way to San Jose and play and part of that plays into it. I think everybody’s excited … I just think it’s more about where we’re at in the moment and what we have in front of us still to try and accomplish as a group. It’s more that then anything and the locker room was also muted but the guys know that it’s a very short turnaround to go over to San Jose and play and all of our matches right now are of vital importance. Guys are happy, guys are proud and we’re very pleased with the outcome of the night.”