Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSToronto FC secures 2-1 win over Chicago, Deleon scores
— Nick Deleon scored once and Toronto FC edged the Chicago Fire 2-1 Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 2': Attempt missed. Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 2': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1. Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tsubasa Endoh.
- 4': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 5': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Toronto FC. Alex Bono tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Marco Delgado (Toronto FC).
- 8': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
- 9': Luke Singh (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 10': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Beric following a fast break.
- 13': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Boris Sekulic tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 16': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez tries a through ball, but Miguel Ángel Navarro is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Toronto FC. Marco Delgado tries a through ball, but Dom Dwyer is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
- 21': Foul by Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Toronto FC).
- 21': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
- 23': Foul by Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC).
- 23': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 26': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luke Singh.
- 29': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 31': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dom Dwyer (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
- 35': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 35': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Pozuelo.
- 39': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
- 45': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alejandro Pozuelo.
- 45'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Omar González.
- 45'+3': Foul by Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+3': Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Jozy Altidore replaces Dom Dwyer.
- 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Patrick Mullins replaces Tsubasa Endoh.
- 49': Offside, Toronto FC. Chris Mavinga tries a through ball, but Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.
- 51': Hand ball by Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC).
- 52': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 57': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
- 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Wyatt Omsberg.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
- 60': Foul by Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).
- 60': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
- 63': Substitution, Toronto FC. Nick DeLeon replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue because of an injury.
- 65': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).
- 66': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 70': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 70': Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Pozuelo following a set piece situation.
- 73': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
- 75': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alex Bono.
- 76': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 2. Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Mullins.
- 77': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Toronto FC 2. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nick DeLeon.
- 80': Luke Singh (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Toronto FC. Noble Okello replaces Luke Singh because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Boris Sekulic.
- 82': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a through ball.
- 82': Foul by Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).
- 82': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC).
- 83': Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic.
- 86': Offside, Toronto FC. Alex Bono tries a through ball, but Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 90': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 90': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nick DeLeon.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Pozuelo.
- 90'+4': Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nick DeLeon (Toronto FC).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 90'+6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Marco Delgado.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Toronto FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Toronto FC 2.
Statistics
 TOR |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 13 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.5 | Possession | 56.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 31 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 14 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 350 | Passes | 416 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 3 | Crosses | 51 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 43 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,288
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,288
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 10 | +15 | 23 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 10 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +3 | 19 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 10 | +8 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda  |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| 20 | Wyatt Omsberg |
| 10 | Álvaro Medrán |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 7 | Ignacio Aliseda |
Toronto FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alex Bono (GK) |
| 23 | Chris Mavinga |
| 44 | Omar González |
| 26 | Luke Singh |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 10 | Alejandro Pozuelo |
| 97 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 4 | Michael Bradley |
| 6 | Dom Dwyer |
| 30 | Yeferson Soteldo |
| 31 | Tsubasa Endoh |
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