4 – 4
“Maren Haile-Selassie opens the scoring for Chicago Fire after a corner following back-to-back saved shots.”
“Joshua Sargent nets his second of the game, assisted by Djordje Mihailovic, to put Toronto 2-1 up.”
“Chaotic minute as Lewandowski scores to level, before a Walker Zimmerman own goal is confirmed as the actual leveler at 2-2.”
Pivotal“Robert Lewandowski completes his brace, finishing off a Zinckernagel assist to put Chicago ahead 3-4.”
Pivotal“Substitute Derrick Etienne Jr. scores moments after coming on to snatch a dramatic 4-4 draw for Chicago in stoppage time.”
Pivotal
Toronto
Chicago Fire
Outstanding performance
Toronto•AttackerToronto looked to have this one won multiple times, twice taking the lead through Joshua Sargent before Chicago Fire kept clawing back, with Robert Lewandowski and Maren Haile-Selassie doing the damage on the other end. Sargent's clinical finishing was the story for large stretches, his hat-trick coming from just eight shots on target for the hosts, but Chicago's superior possession (57%) and passing accuracy eventually told as they created enough big chances to keep pace. A Walker Zimmerman own goal at 49' proved a cruel swing in momentum, undoing Toronto's second-half lead almost as soon as it was built, and Chicago completed the comeback when Derrick Etienne Jr. struck in the 90th minute moments after coming on. For Toronto, the result will sting given they led three separate times; for Chicago, rallying from behind repeatedly on the road speaks to real resilience in a season where they'll need every point in the title race.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Lewis Morgan's left-footed shot is saved.
Robin LodYellow CardYellow card shown to Robin Lod.
Corner awarded.
Emilio Aristizabal is on, and Markus Cimermancic is off.
Sergio Oregel comes on for Maren Haile-Selassie.
Robin Lod takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Maren Haile-Selassie takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Joshua Sargent takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Substitution: Robin Lod comes on for Puso Dithejane.
Lewis Morgan is on, and Theo Corbeanu is off.
Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores, making it 3-4 with an assist from Philip Zinckernagel.
Robert LewandowskiRobert Lewandowski takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Walker Zimmerman attempted a header but missed the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Philip Zinckernagel takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Maren Haile-SelassieMaren Haile-Selassie scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Robert Lewandowski
Goal! Maren Haile-Selassie scores to make it 3-3, assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Puso Dithejane attempts a header but misses the shot.
Substitution: Jackson Gilman comes on for Matheus Pereira.
Joshua Sargent scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Djordje Mihailovic
Goal! Joshua Sargent scores to make it 3-2, assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
Walker ZimmermanShot by Walker Zimmerman results in an own goal.
Goal! An own goal by Walker Zimmerman levels the score at 2-2.
Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores, bringing the match to 2-2.
Noah Allen is on, and Samuel Rogers is off.
Theo Corbeanu takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
First half ends with a score of 2-1.
Djordje Mihailovic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Joshua Sargent takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Joshua Sargent scores, making it 2-1.
Djordje Mihailovic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Anton Saletros takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Markus Cimermancic Yellow CardMarkus Cimermancic receives a yellow card.
Robert Lewandowski takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Anton Saletros takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Maren Haile-Selassie takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Joshua Sargent scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Djordje Mihailovic
Goal! Joshua Sargent scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
Joshua Sargent takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued to Samuel Rogers.
Puso Dithejane takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joshua Sargent takes a header, but the shot is saved.
Offside.
Richmond Laryea takes a shot with his right foot, but it is blocked.
Maren Haile-SelassieMaren Haile-Selassie scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Maren Haile-Selassie scores, making it 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Philip Zinckernagel takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Robert Lewandowski takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Maren Haile-Selassie takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Joshua Sargent takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Tori Penso.
Third-placed Chicago Fire close out a four-game road trip against a Toronto side quietly climbing the standings. With Robert Lewandowski leading the visitors' attack and Toronto unbeaten in recent weeks, this one carries plenty of goal-scoring intrigue.
