Toluca vs Chicago Fire FC, 2024 Leagues Cup, Group Stage

· Leagues Cup
Toluca
  • 29': Jesús Angulo
  • 45': Marcel Ruiz
  • 66': Marcel Ruiz
FT
3 - 1
Chicago Fire FC
  • 8': Georgios Koutsias

About

Toluca are hosting Chicago Fire FC at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 3': Juan Domínguez (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 4': Juan Domínguez (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a through ball.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 7': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Goal! Toluca 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball.
  • 16': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chicago Fire FC.
  • 21': Foul by Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 21': Luan (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 25': Jean Meneses (Toluca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Fabian Herbers.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Angulo with a cross.
  • 27': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Claudio Baeza (Toluca).
  • 27': Claudio Baeza (Toluca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! Toluca 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Jesús Angulo (Toluca) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulinho with a through ball.
  • 32': Hand ball by Juan Domínguez (Toluca).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 35': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 35': Juan Domínguez (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Juan Domínguez (Toluca).
  • 36': Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Angulo.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Marcel Ruíz (Toluca).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 41': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Luan (Toluca) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Spencer Richey.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Ruíz.
  • 45': Goal! Toluca 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Toluca. Jean Meneses is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Toluca 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Toluca 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 47': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Marcel Ruíz.
  • 48': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Federico Pereira.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tiago Volpi.
  • 50': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 50': Tiago Volpi (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Tiago Volpi (Toluca).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Paulinho (Toluca).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 53': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luan.
  • 53': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jean Meneses (Toluca) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía.
  • 55': Claudio Baeza (Toluca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luan.
  • 60': Substitution, Toluca. Brian García replaces Carlos Orrantía.
  • 60': Substitution, Toluca. Alexis Vega replaces Juan Domínguez.
  • 60': Substitution, Toluca. Maximiliano Araújo replaces Jean Meneses.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Alexis Vega (Toluca) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Spencer Richey.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a through ball.
  • 66': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Spencer Richey.
  • 66': Goal! Toluca 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Marcel Ruíz (Toluca) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Toluca) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo following a fast break.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Tobias Salquist.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Christian Koffi replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Fabian Herbers.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Gastón Giménez.
  • 75': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 75': Jesús Angulo (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  • 76': Substitution, Toluca. Víctor Arteaga replaces Claudio Baeza.
  • 77': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Brian García (Toluca).
  • 80': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 80': Paulinho (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Toluca. Édgar López replaces Jesús Angulo.
  • 82': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Federico Pereira (Toluca) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Alexis Vega (Toluca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Christian Koffi (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 87': Paulinho (Toluca) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alexis Vega following a fast break.
  • 88': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Federico Navarro.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luan.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Édgar López.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tiago Volpi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Araújo (Toluca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Toluca. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Toluca 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Toluca 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 4
46.5 Possession 53.5
11 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
326 Accurate Passes 378
390 Passes 449
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 57
19 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 16,228

Leagues Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Toluca 2 +3 6
2 Sporting Kansas City 2 0 3
3 Chicago Fire FC 2 -3 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TOL Toluca (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tiago Volpi (GK)
6 Andrés Pereira
13 Luan
20 Jesús Gallardo
8 Carlos Orrantia
10 Jesús Angulo
14 Marcel Ruiz
23 Claudio Baeza Yellow Card
26 Paulinho
16 Jean Meneses
7 Juan Domínguez
Toluca Substitutes:
Brayan Monroy, Ronaldo Dimas, Isaías Violante, Brian García, Alexis Vega, Victor Arteaga, Edgar López, Maximiliano Araújo, Luis García, Klever Castillo, Bruno Méndez, Robert Morales.

CHI Chicago Fire FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
18 Spencer Richey (GK)
14 Tobias Salquist
22 Mauricio Pineda
2 Arnaud Souquet
23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow Card
30 Gastón Giménez
36 Justin Reynolds
21 Fabian Herbers
19 Georgios Koutsias
17 Brian Gutierrez
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Christopher Mueller, Jeffrey Gal, Allan Arigoni, Wyatt Omsberg, Rafael Czichos, Tom Barlow, Chris Brady, Federico Navarro, Javier Casas, Christian Koffi, Andrew Gutman.

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