Toronto FC 2 – Chicago Fire 2
By Luis Martinez (Twitter @canadaluis)
Photos by David Chant (on Instagram) and Michael Fayehun (you can follow him on Instagram here)
Toronto, ON – The show has to continue for the Ontario team after having the Concacaf Champions League win escape from them.
With the number 21 jersey, the talented Jonathan Osorio scores by an excellent assist of Il Capo, Sebastian Giovinco, who supered-on speed against the world champion, Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Just 3 minutes after and vis a VAR analysis, the referee, Alan Kelly canceled a beautiful goal by SG10 assisted by Nick Hasler.
Even with this disappointing decision, the Reds kept on pushing to get a 2nd goal in order to head to the brake more relaxed.
Just when the Fire start to gain more ball possession, the Brain of TFC, Michael Bradley, pump’s a magnificent pass to the International, Victor Vazquez who adds one more goal, Barcelona style, for the TFC account.
For their part, the team of the United States was running behind Giovinco and Hasler.
It is in the 37′ when Alan Kelly gives a polemical decision sanctioning a penalty in favor of the Illinois team.
Schweinsteiger was in charge to shoot the PK, and one more time, the Hero Alex Bono, comes in to save the Canadians with a fantastic save.
For the complementary part, Schweinsteiger repairs his mistake to bring back the fate to his team mates and encourage the fight to stop the TFC attack.
Everything looks in favor of a victory for the Vanney Boys, but in the extra time, Alan Gordon makes the 2-2 stealing a point at BMO Field.
Match stats
Lineups :
TFC – Bono, Auro, Van der Wiel, Bradley, Morgan, Delgado, Vazquez (Hernandez), Osorio, Hasler (Ricketts), Aketxe (Fraser), Giovonco
Fire – Sanchéz, Vincent (Gordon), Lillard, Kappelhof, Shweinsteiger, Adams, McCarty (Bakero), Katai, Collier (Campos), Nikolíc
Shots: TFC 15 – Fire 17
Shots on target : TFC 4 – Fire 8
Possession: TFC 51% – Fire 49%
Fouls: TFC 7 – Fire 12
Yellow cards: TFC 1 – Fire 1
Corners: TFC 6 – Fire 7
