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09/05 21:18 CDT Sargent records his 1st career hat trick as Toronto FC rallies
to tie the Fire 4-4
Sargent records his 1st career hat trick as Toronto FC rallies to tie the Fire
4-4
TORONTO (AP) --- Derrick Etienne Jr. scored the tying goal in second-half
stoppage time and Josh Sargent recorded his first career hat trick as Toronto
FC rallied for a 4-4 draw against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Toronto (5-7-11) allowed the first goal and came back to earn at least a draw
for the eighth time this season.
Chicago (11-6-5) played to a draw for the third straight match.
Sargent scored his first goal on a strike from the center of the box in the
27th minute. Nine minutes later, Sargent sent a shot past Chicago goalkeeper
Chris Brady for a 2-1 lead. Sargent broke a 2-all tie in the 54th for Toronto's
first hat trick since Federico Bernardeschi did so against Montreal on May 18,
2024.
But a pair of defensive breakdowns led to Chicago reclaiming the lead.
Haile-Selassie scored his second goal of the match for Chicago shortly after
goalkeeper Luka Gavran made an initial save from distance but was caught out of
position on the second chance.
Robert Lewandowski, who played his first professional match on Canadian soil,
made it 4-3 Chicago in the 63rd.
Up next
Chicago: Hosts Miami on Wednesday.
Toronto: Stays home to play Nashville on Wednesday.
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