Porter, like many of his young teammates, needs to put the shine on the final performances of the season for a club that is likely going to clean house over the winter.

"We had four two-versus-ones and at this level you've got to take them. If we took one of them I think we would've won the game comfortably," TFC head coach Ryan Nelsen said.

The Canadian Soccer Association’s eyes are already on the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.

The news is good for Canadian forward Daniel Haber, while midfielder Atiba Hutchinson faces a nervous wait.

Canadian women’s national-team veterans Diana Matheson and Carmelina Moscato are not only preparing for the 2015 Women’s Word Cup, they are working to help the program prepare players for tournaments in 2019, 2023 and beyond.

On Tuesday, the schedule for the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup will be unveiled in Montreal.

Of the four goals, the most memorable came in a 3-1 win over Chicago — the Brazilian turned a 0-0 game upside down after he controlled a long punt up the field, danced through the Fire defence, and slotted the goal home.

On Saturday, after a 1-1 draw, an extra time that decided nothing and seven penalty kicks each, the Cometes won the Central Conference playoff crown — and will be off to the W-League’s Championship Series.

“(Goalkeeping coach) Paul Dolan and I are getting warmed up and getting ready to go,” Miller joked Wednesday. You can’t blame Miller for the crack — after all, it’s got to the point where you’ve got to laugh, right?

Over those three matches, Oulu has secured seven of nine points and moved up to fourth in the second-division table, nine points back of first-place SJK, but with a game in hand.