Match Recap: Chicago Fire FC comes back to get a 2-1 win at Toronto FC

Toronto (March 15, 2025) -Chicago Fire FC (2-1-1, 7 points) defeated the FC (0-3-1, 1 point) on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada. Defender Andrew Gutman scored the goal with his second goal of the season, while Hugo Cuypers scored the game winner with his fourth strike from 2025.

The hosts celebrated their home start and were pressed hard from the start and were rewarded for their pressure in the 11th minute. The captain of Toronto, Jonathan Osorio, got the ball from Deandre Kerr on a give-and-go and then swung the ball to the right to Federico Bernardeschi. The Italian midfielder then sent a well-placed cross into the top of the six-yard box, where Kerr headed the opener.

The opening goal revived the fire and threatened half. In the 27th minute, Sergio Oregel, Jr. almost his first after beating a rocket from the right post of Beyond the Box. Two minutes later, when Bernardeschi tried to relieve some pressure, he dribbled out of his box before he was expropriated by Jonathan Bamba. The winger quickly played the ball to Gutman, who accepted a few touches before he triggered a shot that was in the long post and chicago gave a short-lived 1-1 tie.

Chicago's attack increased when half the wound ended, which almost led to Brian Gutiérrez's third goal when his free kick only announced goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the management. Seconds later, Cuypers, combined with Leonardo Barroso on a give-and-go that the Belgian striker shot onto the finish. Johnson saved again, but the rebound hit the hip of a crashing cuypress to get into the goal in the 44th minute.

Toronto came out of half and looked for a compensation what Chicago wanted to take advantage of. The fire almost did this in the 71st minute when it won a corner after a counter. Gutiérrez 'the following kick was led by Cuypren on the long post. But after a review of a foul about Johnson, the goal was not allowed in the box, which held the score as it was.

The pages followed a similar script throughout the game, with Chicago entering a certain possession of the ball to hit the counter again. Shortly before the 90th minute, Omari Glasgow scored almost from outside the plate to a switch. But Johnson's rescue and the defense efforts of the fire kept things as they were and Chicago achieved the second comeback on the street in a row.

Next match: Chicago includes a three-game road with a second game in a row north of the border and will travel on Saturday, March 22nd, around the western conference Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The kickoff at BC Place is planned for 9:30 p.m. CT. App (Spanish).

• Hugo Cuypers' 44th minute strike was his fourth goal in three games, the highest performance in the number of games in his MLS career. It was also the second time in his MLS career that the striker scored in three games in a row.

• Defender Andrew Gutman achieved his second goal of the season and the third of his career for Chicago. The left back had not achieved more in successive games since August 2022 when he scored against Seattle and Cincinnati in two games with Atlanta United FC in the games.

• The victory only marked the second time in fire history that the club had won two comeback victories on the street. The only other time when she won twice in the regular season after the deficit on the street was in 2012 when Chicago Toronto FC and Chivas USA defeated.

• With Chris Brady, Andrew Gutman, Sergio Oregel, Jr., Jr., Mauricio Pineda and Brian Gutiérrez at the start, the fire recorded the highest number of graduates of the Chicago Fire Academy at the start of the club's history. The previous high was four times, three times earlier. The 3-2 defeat of the fire against CF Montreal on September 13, 2022 recorded four on the starting line-up, but keeps the record for most local players to appear in the same game with six.

• For the first time this season, Chicago Fire FC had no MLS debuts in a match. Only midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie appeared from 2025 for the first time. Saturday also marked the third game in a row with the same start backline from Dean, Rogers, Elliott and Gutman.

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Box score:Toronto FC 1: 2 Chicago Fire FC

Goals:
Tor – Kerr (1) (Bernardeschi 2, Osorio 1) (clock) 11 '
Chi – Gutman (2) (Bamba, 3) (clock) 30 '
Chi – Cuypers (4) (Barroso, 1) (clock) 44 '

Chicago Fire FC: GK Brady, D Dean (Barroso, 17 '), D Rogers, D Elliott (capt.), D Gutman, M Ogel, Jr., M Pineda, M Gutiérrez (Williams, 86'), Fell Zinckernagel (Glasgow, 62 '), F Cuypers (Barlow, 86'), Hail-Selaster (Barklow, 82 '), FBABA (Hails.

Subs not used: GK Gal, D González, D Cupps, M Osorio

Toronto FC: GK Johnson, D. Thompson, D Long (Stefanovic, 45+5 '), D Monlouis, D Gomis, D Spicer (Corbeanu, 75'), M Longstaff (Cimermancic, 81 '), M Bernardeschi, M Coello (Flores, 75', M oorio (cap.), Fk.

Subs not used: GK Gavran, D Franklin, D Petretta

Statistics Summary: TFC / ChiRecordings: 5/11
Goals: 2/4
Saved: 2/1
Suitability: 85.9% / 87.0%
Corners: 5/3
Fouls: 7/11
Subsides: 4/2
Possession: 49.6% / 50.4%

Referee: All Chapman
Assistant: Referee: Kathryn Nesbitt, Brooke Mayo
Fourth official: Filip Dukic
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
Avar: TJ Zablocki