Chicago Fire FC II Falls 2-0 at Toronto FC II
April 25, 2025 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Chicago Fire FC II News Release
Chicago Fire FC II defender Jean Diouf
(Chicago Fire FC II)
North York, Ontario - Chicago Fire FC II (2-4-0-0, 6 points) fell 2-0 against Toronto FC II (3-2-1-0, 10 points) Friday night at York Lions Stadium in North York, Ontario.
After exchanging flurries of possession with Chicago, Toronto opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Malik Henry beat his defender to the ball, then put a ball across goal that Dekwon Barrow tapped in for the opening goal.
The sides returned from the locker room with a similar outlook, with Toronto pressing high before receding into a strong defensive bank. Chicago nearly got on the board on two occasions regardless, with Claudio Cassano having a point-blank shot saved miraculously by Adisa de Rosario, then hitting the woodwork in the 69th minute.
Toronto won a penalty kick in the 84th minute, handing the ball to defender Ythallo to take. Chicago goalkeeper Patrick Los made a diving stop to his right, but Hassan Ayari pounced on the rebound to double the lead for the Young Reds for good.
NEXT MATCH: Chicago Fire FC II kicks off a two-game homestand with a Friday night matchup against Orlando City B on May 2. First kick is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the match will be available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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Box Score:
Toronto FC II 2:0 Chicago Fire FC II
Goals:
TOR - Barrow (1) (Henry 1) (WATCH) 36'
TOR - Ayari (1) (WATCH) 84'
Discipline:
None
Chicago Fire FC II: GK Los, D Borso, D Diouf, D Konincks (capt.), D Calle, M Williams, M Nagle, M Fleming (Montiel, 67'), F Hlyut (Richards, 58'), F Boltz (Shokalook, 58'), F Cassano
Substitutes not used: GK Stechnij, M Berg
Toronto FC II: GK De Rosario, D Ythallo, D R. Fisher, D Chukwu, M M. Fisher (Bossenberry, 6'; Olguin, 87'), M Stojadinovic, M Sullivan (capt.), M Cimermancic (Dumitru, 61'), F Henry (Edwards, 68'), F Barrow (Nolan, 61'), F Ayari (Iliadis, 87')
Substitutes not used: GK Wilson, D Kapor, M McDonald
Stats Summary: TOR / CHI
Shots: 12 / 17
Shots on Goal: 5 / 5
Passing Accuracy: 80.1% / 87.2%
Saves: 5 / 3
Corners: 1 / 5
Fouls: 12 / 7
Offsides: 4 / 0
Referee: Melvin Christopher
Assistant Referee 1: Vasyl Dzykh
Assistant Referee 2: Joey Filipic
4th Official: Yusri Rudolf
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