Toronto FC will host Eastern Conference rival Sporting Kansas City on Saturday at BMO Field. The match will be shown live on TSN at 7 p.m. ET.



Toronto's previous MLS outing was a 6-2 loss to Philadelphia - the worst defeat suffered by the Reds at home. Bad news was compounded a few days later when centre back and 2010 team MVP Adrian Cann suffered a season ending knee injury. Toronto will also be without central defender Dicoy Williams and midfielder Julian de Guzman who are on international duty with their respective countries.





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One bit of good news for the Reds arrived early Friday when the club was informed that forward Joao Plata will not be traveling with Ecuador following their 2-2 BMO Field friendly against Canada on Wednesday. Plata made his senior Ecuador debut and will be available for selection on Saturday. While Toronto is boosted by Plata's unexpected inclusion, Alan Gordon continues to miss time due to an abductor strain. The target man indicated at training on Friday that he will not be available to face Kansas City and winger Jacob Peterson is a matchday decision.



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Sporting Kansas City will be playing the final of 10 straight road games to start the season. On June 9, SKC will move into its brand new Livestrong Sporting Park and later this summer the team is slated to host nine consecutive MLS home games. Their last place record can be attributed directly to their glut of away matches to begin the season and may not be truly indicative of their ability. Kanas City has dangerous offensive options in Kei Kamara, Omar Bravo, Ryan Smith and former Canadian youth player turned U.S. international, Hamilton, Ontario-born Teal Bunbury.



TV

The match will be shown live on TSN at 7:00 p.m. ET. Luke Wileman and Jason DeVos are expected to have the call.



Radio

Dan Dunleavy & Bob Iarusci will be on the dial with Sportsnet Radio FAN 590 from 7:00 p.m. ET. Check The Fan's TFC page to see if the match is on the radio or web.



Online

TorontoFC.ca will host a live chat with Asif Hossain from 6:45 p.m. ET. You can comment on the match and watch highlights as they arrive.



Facebook & Twitter

For pregame, postgame and more, make sure to like Toronto FC on Facebook and follow the Reds on Twitter.

