TORONTO - New Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Columbus SC lost their inaugural game to Toronto FC as they started their debut season with a 2-0 loss on the road.

“We are looking forward to our first game at our temporary home, but the boys are admittedly eager to play a game in their home stadium when it opens,” stated head coach Caleb Porter.

Columbus S.C. will start the season playing at the home of the, now, defunct Columbus Crew, a former professional soccer team in the area.

“We are looking forward to building a team in the area and we hope that fans of the Crew will come out for Columbus S.C.,” stated Columbus S.C. President Tim Bezbatchenko.

The groundshare at the location of the home of the Columbus Crew has not gone on without some acrimony, though, as fans of the recently shelved team protested the new team with vigorous intensity.

“We want the Crew back,” stated one anonymous fan. “And we won’t rest until this other team is gone.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as the management of Columbus S.C. insist that they will listen to the fans as long as they agree with everything they say.