Chicago Fire FC II (6-4-4-1, 24 points) earned a 1-1 draw against Crown Legacy FC (3-5-6-3, 18 points) Monday night at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. Homegrown midfielder Dylan Borso tallied the lone goal of the match for Chicago and opened the shootout with a good shot to earn an additional point.
After a first half highlighted by a fourth minute clearance off the line by Crown Legacy, Chicago got on the board six minutes into the second. Borso recovered a ball following a tackle by Jean Alpha Diouf before cutting to the top of the box and looping a ball over a leaping Nicholas Holliday for the 1-0 Fire lead.
Crown Legacy FC reclaimed much of the possession following the goal, turning it into a penalty in the Fire box that captain Jack Neeley converted for the 1-1 draw in the 67th minute. The sides settled for a draw, giving way to a perfect shootout for the hosts that went their way when the visitors missed a kick. The result extended the Fire’s unbeaten streak to eight heading into the second half of the 2025 season.
NEXT MATCH: Chicago Fire FC II will open the second half of the season with a primetime battle against Chattanooga FC on Saturday, July 5. First kick at Finley Stadium is set for 6:00 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed across the globe on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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Box Score:
Chicago Fire FC II 1 (5) : 1 (3) Crown Legacy FC
Goals:
CHI - Borso (2) (WATCH) 51’
CLFC - Neeley (3) (Penalty) (WATCH) 67’
Shootout:
Chicago Fire FC: Borso (scored), Konincks (scored), Cassano (scored), Fleming (scored), Shokalook (scored)
Crown Legacy FC: Neeley (scored), John (scored), Ferreira (missed), Romero (scored)
Discipline:
CLFC - Ouedraogo (Yellow Card) 16’
CLFC - Coulibaly (Yellow Card) 29’
CLFC - Peña (Yellow Card) 44’
CLFC - Holt (Yellow Card) 57’
Chicago Fire FC II: GK Los, D Reynolds (Soudan, 27’), D Diouf (Oyegunle, 80’), D Konincks (capt.), D Gasper (Borso, 32’), M Fleming, M Williams (Kanyane, 57’), M Osorio (Tchétchao, 80’), F Glasgow (Calle, 58’), F Shokalook, F Cassano
Substitutes not used: GK Molenda, D Richards, F Boltz
Crown Legacy FC: GK Holliday, D Neeley (capt.), D Ouedraogo, D Holt, D Forbes (Thomas, 60’), M Uchegbu (Romero, 59’), M Peña (John, 59’), M Coulibaly, M Berchimas (Ferreira, 70’), F Subotic (Mendoza, 85’), F Sing
Substitutes not used: GK Walker, D Tcheuyap, D Moore, F Bartolovic
Stats Summary: CHI / CLFC
Shots: 15 / 20
Shots on Goal: 6 / 7
Passing Accuracy: 81.7% / 82.1%
Saves: 4 / 4
Corners: 5 / 11
Fouls: 8 / 18
Offsides: 1 / 1
Referee: John Matto
Assistant Referee 1: Eric del Rosario
Assistant Referee 2: Shane Richards
4th Official: Ryan Shanklin