Canadian Soccer Association officials have deemed the surface at BMO Field unplayable, and the second leg of the Canadian championship between Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps has been rescheduled for July 2.
Vancouver held a 1-0 lead in the 60th minute of Wednesday night's second leg, but torrential downpours and repeated lightning forced the game to be abandoned. Per CSA rules, the game must be replayed in its entirety, so Vancouver's lead in the game (and 2-1 on aggregate) is wiped off the board, and the teams will restart from 0-0 (1-1 aggregate). Eric Hassli had scored to put the Whitecaps ahead.
The rescheduled date makes sense from a logistical standpoint. Instead of the teams having to play back-to-back days during the week and then play their league games on Saturday, they'll stay on the playing schedule for which they prepared. Plus, Vancouver will already be in Toronto for a league game on June 29 and can remain there through the rescheduled final.
What do you think of this development? Do you think it's fair that the game has to be replayed from the start instead of the teams just picking up from where they left off?
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