LOS ANGELES — Toronto FC get a chance at MLS Cup redemption after beating Columbus Crew 1-0 on Wednesday to reach Major League Soccer's championship match.

US international Jozy Altidore shrugged off an ankle injury incurred in the 49th minute to score the game-winner in the 60th, departing the contest eight minutes later.

Toronto held on for the narrow win, good enough for a 1-0 aggregate victory in the Eastern Conference Championship tie after the teams played to a scoreless draw in the first leg last week.

Toronto will host either defending champions Seattle Sounders or the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 9. Seattle won the first leg of their Western Conference Championship tie 2-0 and will try to finish off Houston in the second leg on Thursday.

If they do, it will set up a rematch of last year's title contest, won by the Sounders in Toronto. Now Toronto again have a chance to win the ultimate prize, having already won their first Supporters Shield as the team with the best record in the regular season.

Altidore was back in action on Wednesday after missing the first leg through suspension and didn't disappoint.

A neat relay of passes among Sebastian Giovinco, Altidore and Victor Vazquez ended with Altidore sliding a right-footed shot into the far side of the goal, beating Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen.

Steffen had kept the game scoreless with his diving save of Vazquez's attempt from the penalty spot in the 26th minute, the 22-year-old's third penalty save of the playoffs including two in the shootout against Atlanta United.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento are in the running for two Major League Soccer expansion clubs, with an announcement coming in December, the US league said Wednesday.

It confirmed that the four prospective markets will make formal presentations to the MLS expansion committee and commissioner Don Garber on Dec. 6. Expansion discussions will continue on Dec. 14 in New York City when the MLS board of governors meet, and the league's next two franchises are to be announced before the end of the year.

"The leaders of the Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento MLS expansion ownership groups have bold visions and innovative plans for their clubs, stadiums and their involvement in their respective communities," Garber said in a statement.

The four prospective ownership groups were among a dozen that submitted formal bids in January for a total of four expansion slots in the league's plan to grow to 28 teams.

Twenty-two teams kicked off the 2017 season. Los Angeles Football Club enters the fray in 2018 as the league's 23rd club, while expansion discussions continue in Miami — where former England star David Beckham is still trying to get his anticipated franchise off the ground.

The league made it clear that while only Cincinnati, Detroit, Nashville and Sacramento are being considered for the next two expansion teams, the remaining markets are still under consideration for future franchises. — Reuters