on march 4, altidore scored from the penalty spot for his club's first goal of the season in their second league match – a 2–2 draw at the philadelphia union. he added his second of the campaign a week later in a 2–0 win at the vancouver whitecaps. three goals in april – including a brace against the houston dynamo – placed toronto in good stead in the league standings, but altidore only managed a single goal from the penalty spot the following month. he was named in the week 9 mls team of the week for his performance against houston.