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Toluca defeats Chicago Fire in an exciting Leagues Cup match
Bridgeview, Illinois – Toluca defeated Chicago Fire 4-1 in a Leagues Cup group stage match played at SeatGeek Stadium. The match was marked by dynamic play and a series of goals that kept the tension high until the end.
Chicago Fire opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a goal from G. Koutsias, assisted by B. Gutierrez. However, Toluca responded strongly and tied the match in the 29th minute with a goal from J. Angulo, who received an assist from Paulinho. The same Paulinho was responsible for assisting M. Ruiz to score Toluca’s second goal in the 45th minute, giving them the lead at halftime.
In the second half, Toluca continued to pressure, and M. Ruiz scored his second personal goal in the 66th minute, solidifying the Mexican team’s victory. The assist was from A. Vega.
Despite the loss, Chicago Fire fought until the end. The match was marked by two yellow cards for the American team, one for F. Navarro (74′) and another for K. Acosta (80′).
Match Statistics:
* Toluca: 54% possession, 17 shots (8 on target, 7 off target), 10 corners, 5 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards.
* Chicago Fire: 46% possession, 11 shots (5 on target, 3 off target), 7 corners, 10 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
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Substitutions toluca: at minute 60 B. A. Garcia Caprizo came in and C. Orrantia went out., at minute 60 M. Araujo came in and J. Meneses went out., at minute 60 A. Vega came in and J. P. Dominguez Chonteco went out., at minute 76 V. Arteaga came in and C. Baeza went out., at minute 81 I. Lopez came in and J. Angulo went out.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 73 C. Koffi came in and M. Haile-Selassie went out., at minute 73 W. Omsberg came in and T. Salquist went out., at minute 74 F. Navarro came in and G. Gimenez went out., at minute 75 A. Gutman came in and F. Herbers went out., at minute 76 T. Barlow came in and G. Koutsias went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Toluca
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Chicago Fire
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