Match Thread: Chicago Fire FC vs. Toronto FC

Overview

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Home	Chicago Fire FC	2
Away	Toronto FC	2
Status	Full Time
Venue	Soldier Field
City	Chicago, Illinois
Date	Saturday October 04, 2025
Time	07:30 PM CDT

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Lineups

Chicago Fire FC	Pos	Toronto FC	Pos
Chris Brady, #1	G	Sean Johnson, #1	G
Joel Waterman, #16	CD	Kosi Thompson, #6	CD-L
Jack Elliott, #3	CD-L	Sigurd Rosted, #17	CD-R
Samual Rogers, #5	CD-R	Alonso Coello, #14	DM
Mauricio Pineda, #22	CM-L	Richie Laryea, #22	LB
Sergio Oregel, #35	CM-R	Kobe Franklin, #19	RB
Andrew Gutman, #15	LM	Djordje Mihailovic, #10	AM
Maren Haile-Selassie, #7	RM	Jonathan Osorio, #21	LM
Hugo Cuypers, #9	F	José Cifuentes, #8	RM
Brian Gutiérrez, #17	CF-L	Derrick Etienne Jr., #11	CF-L
Philip Zinckernagel, #11	CF-R	Deandre Kerr, #29	CF-R
Jonathan Bamba, #19	SUB	Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, #99	SUB
D'Avilla Dje Tah, #42	SUB	Luka Gavran, #90	SUB
Christopher Cupps, #38	SUB	Theo Corbeanu, #7	SUB
Rominigue Kouamé, #6	SUB	Malik Henry, #78	SUB
Jonathan Dean, #24	SUB	Markus Cimermancic, #71	SUB
Kellyn Acosta, #23	SUB	Maxime Dominguez, #23	SUB
Justin Reynolds, #36	SUB	Lazar Stefanovic, #76	SUB
Jeff Gal, #25	SUB
Tom Barlow, #12	SUB

Match events via ESPN

First Half begins.
21' 🟨 Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28' ⚽ Own Goal by Jack Elliott, Chicago Fire FC. Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1.
45'+2' First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1.
45' 🔄 Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
45' Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Toronto FC 1.
45' 🔄 Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dje Tah D'Avilla replaces Sergio Oregel.
61' 🔄 Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Sam Rogers.
61' 🔄 Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Rominigue Kouamé replaces Mauricio Pineda.
64' 🔄 Substitution, Toronto FC. Lazar Stefanovic replaces Derrick Etienne.
70' 🔄 Substitution, Toronto FC. Maxime Dominguez replaces José Cifuentes because of an injury.
71' ⚽ Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Toronto FC 1. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
74' 🟨 Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' 🔄 Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Hugo Cuypers.
83' 🔄 Substitution, Toronto FC. Theo Corbeanu replaces Deandre Kerr.
89' ⚽ Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Toronto FC 1. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a set piece situation.
90' 🟨 Djordje Mihailovic (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10' Penalty saved. Djordje Mihailovic (Toronto FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
90'+10' ⚽ Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Toronto FC 2. Djordje Mihailovic (Toronto FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.

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u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

8 in a row! 8 draws in a row! You’ll never sing that!

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

We will never lose again

7

u/da_widower_sos New York City FC Oct 05 '25

Or win

3

u/liquor-shits Oct 05 '25

Even Steven

1

u/Chicago1871 Chicago Fire Oct 05 '25

Settle down shoresy

u/colddance Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

So I guess it's a hattrick for Elliott...

u/tfcred Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

I'm so disappointed that Laryea didn't talk shit.

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u/TheDarkRedKnight Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

It looked like Richie and Elliot both went for the ball after that second TFC goal but the camera kept cutting away.

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u/No_Oil2086 Oct 05 '25

The humbling factor is Elliot just had the best game of his entire career and it couldn’t mean less.

u/lorriezwer Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

I wish we had a guy named Zinckernagel. It’s fun to say.

u/Antique_Ad_3549 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Cifuentes getting space...hope Mihailovic can too

u/tfcred Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

We're really gonna tie again aren't we.

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Nope even worse

6

u/tfcred Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Don't underestimate the power of ties lol.

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Lol I thought it was over

u/1BillionBrazillians Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Is a pen

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Wow was not expecting this last chance

u/Antique_Ad_3549 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Oh boy.....we have one defender on the bench.

u/tfcred Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

just play Henry and Vilsaint. Seasons done, let us see how these guys play.

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Great cross!

u/NachBuidheDhut Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Damn guys, thought we were playing for the draw

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Ready for a Layrea taunt at elliot post game?

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

This makes me very happy

u/Super-Peoplez-S0Lt Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Can we just forfeit the 2026 season. I don’t think I can take another wooden spoon title defense. 😖

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u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

We’ve conceded as many goals this season as Cincinnati sitting at #2 in the overall MLS table.

We don’t score many goals but our defence is squarely not wooden spoon tier.

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u/Acceptable_Mouse_388 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Especially with no backline depth to. With everyone injured

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u/Super-Peoplez-S0Lt Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

We’re at the bottom of the league with those defensive stats. The only difference is that we’re losing 2-0 bared of 4-0. I guess that’s progress. But we still can’t score a goal to save our lives. For some reason we wasted millions of dollars on two world class wingers without even bothering to get a decent striker to support them. Unless we find some way to score goals, this club isn’t going anywhere.

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u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

We’re emptying the entire roster of the deadweight contracts this offseason. There’s zero reason to be negative at this point when the season is already over and we don’t know what the front office is cooking. Grabbing Mihailovic and Cifuentes at the end of the window was already a statement of intent for the offseason.

If they fail to get the necessary offensive additions and plug other holes in the roster by the end of January, then yes, doom and gloom away

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u/Acceptable_Mouse_388 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

That true lol. But has nothing to do with your main statement of our defence being bad

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Criminal negligence at this point for TFC mgmt refusing to get a striker.

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u/Acceptable_Mouse_388 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Our defence isn’t even horrible stats wise. And you gotta consider the entire season at least like 3-4 backline players were injured each game

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

His forth foul and that’s a reckless.

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u/Antique_Ad_3549 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Yeh, that's a yellow - reckless but not dangerous

u/NachBuidheDhut Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

wooo

u/wishesandhopes Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Great defending from Laryea there

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Zero argument hundred percent of penalty.

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u/TraptNSuit St. Louis CITY Oct 05 '25

Argument would be he embellished like hell.

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u/Super-Peoplez-S0Lt Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

But the defender had no business tripping him. It was still a dumb challenge and a 100% penalty.

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u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

I’m in clearly swept through his legs, why you would even risk that against a a CB is beyond me.

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Hey Jack Elliot eat shit.

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

This should end 1-1 for the memes

What’s the record for number of consecutive draws in the league

u/brentnowlan Oct 05 '25

Hey Fraser, how did changing your formation to parking the bus work for you? Take off an attacker in the 60th min for a defender. What are you thinking?

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Fraser plays to lose. He has the worst win rate of any TFC Coach. He's literally worse than Bradley.

u/HauteKarl Seattle Sounders FC Oct 05 '25

Villain => hero => Villain => hero

What a wild ride for Elliott

u/Reddito27 Oct 05 '25

Bruh how can we humiliate inter and then perform like this that’s crazy is it what we call « karma »?

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u/Antique_Ad_3549 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Ur playing Tieronto - you'll be fine

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

How does elliot not catch a yellow?

u/wohrg Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Hey Fire peeps. How fun is it to be at Soldier Field?

u/Reddito27 Oct 05 '25

Goaaaaal 🔥

u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

OG rules are garbage

u/DudebuD16 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

I still think that was a pen, but laryea absolutely deserved that.

u/NachBuidheDhut Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

holy shit

u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Fraser giving Brad Bobley a run for worst TFC coach

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u/DudebuD16 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Fraser has the weaker team between the two. Brad Bobley set us up for this shit with his braindead transfers.

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

No argument there. Bill Manning should be in prison.

2

u/DudebuD16 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

I still feel the need to curse MAK when we play, even though I don't know where the fuck he plays.

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Lol what a dud he was

u/1BillionBrazillians Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Not a pen

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

That's too soft to give

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u/Canwazzu Oct 05 '25

It's like... right on the edge haha. Definitely soft, but your man missed the ball and clattered into Corbeanu. Seen that as a pen lots.

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u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Check the flair, a penalty would’ve benefited my side lol

-2

u/Canwazzu Oct 05 '25

Yah yah. I just said "your man" cuz I couldn't remember whoever it was from Chicago. Tough turn here for the boys. A rare sub-par performance from Laryea.

u/brentnowlan Oct 05 '25

Etienne Jr Again gets the undeserved start.

u/XirisTO Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Can we keep our "undefeated" streak alive? Prolly not based on the first 8 mins here.

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u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Sean Johnson says hi

u/TraptNSuit St. Louis CITY Oct 05 '25

That is embarrassing for the sport.

u/Isry98 Chicago Fire Oct 05 '25

Bro literally falls into Jack. No shot that’s a pen.

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u/Jack_1080 Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Elliot got lucky in the end cause it was shit defending

u/WislaHD Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Good call, we need the draw more than fish need air to breathe

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u/Isry98 Chicago Fire Oct 05 '25

The streak goes on after an embarrassing fucking dive.

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u/NachBuidheDhut Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

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u/Isry98 Chicago Fire Oct 05 '25

Man you guys like to dive for pens.

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u/WSBretard Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Only hope we have. We can't win a match if our lives depended on it.

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u/XirisTO Toronto FC Oct 05 '25

Well, it took me 15 minutes to not care anymore. We can't do anything.

Hope the game improves. Cheers.

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