MLS: Chicago Fire knock off Toronto FC

The Associated Press

Published: September 12, 2012 9:10 pm
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Toronto • Alvaro Fernandez and Chris Rolfe scored to help the Chicago Fire beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer.

Chicago moved into second place in the East, improving to 14-8-5 with its fifth victory in six games.

Eric Hassli scored for Toronto, 0-6-2 in its last eight games and 5-17-6 overall.

A crowd of 14,623 attended the game, the smallest for a league game at BMO Field this season.

Fernandez opened the scoring on a header in the 13th minute, and Rolfe made it 2-0 in the 42nd. Hassli scored in the 79th minute.

Chicago also won the two previous meetings this season, 3-2 in Toronto and 2-1 in Chicago.

© Copyright 2024 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.