Forge FC 'made us work for it,' says Toronto FC coach after team beats Hamilton 1-0 in semifinal

It didn't matter to Toronto FC that they were trailing 2-1 on aggregate heading into the second leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal.

They're always playing to win.

Lorenzo Insigne's goal early in the second half carried TFC to a 1-0 win over Hamilton's Forge FC on Tuesday and a berth in the Canadian Championship final. It was exactly the kind of score the Reds needed to dispatch the Canadian Premier League club and compete for their ninth Voyageurs Cup.

"It doesn't really change much, because we want to win every single game," said defender Henry Wingo, who made his debut as a Toronto FC starter. "Whether we're playing on the weekend in Major League Soccer, the mentality is always the same: we want to win.

"Whether we were ahead coming into this game, it doesn't matter. We still want to win. We're never playing for a draw, it's just the way we operate."

Toronto FC will face the Whitecaps in the championship final after Vancouver dispatched Pacific FC 1-0 on Tuesday night at BC Place. The Whitecaps also won the first leg 1-0. The Caps will host the championship match on Sept. 25.

"Anytime you have the chance to win a trophy, it's a huge honour," said Wingo. "I think the group, especially in these last couple of games, has showed the focus and the determination that it's going to take to hopefully win a trophy."

Kwasi Poku and Beni Badibanga scored for Forge in the semifinal's opening leg on July 10 at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field before substitute Prince Owusu got a critical late away goal for TFC.

Although the final aggregate score was 2-2, Toronto FC got the edge because of Owusu's away goal in Hamilton.

"That's football, the game is played on margins," said Forge FC head coach Bobby Smyrniotis. "One team won one