Fire Reserves record 2-2 tie at Toronto

TORONTO (May 12) – Forward Calen Carr recorded a goal and assist to led the Chicago Fire Reserves to a 2-2 draw against the Toronto FC Reserves in a Major League Soccer Reserve Division game held at BMO Field. The contest followed the first-team match up between the squads.

The Reserves’ leading scorer, Carr found Pascal Bedrossian open in the 32 minute to knot the game at 1-1, then gave the Fire a brief second half lead in the 57th minute. Gathering a loose ball in the box, Carr whirled and one-touched a shot from 12-yards out past goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic.

Toronto (0-1-2) preserved a tie on Marco Reda’s goal scored with 18 minutes left in regulation.

The Chicago Fire Reserves (0-2-2) are off until June 4 when they host the Columbus Crew Reserves at TOYOTA PARK.

Notes:

· Nick Nobel replaced starter Jon Busch in the second half and made two solid saves to keep the Fire in contention.

· Ivan Guerrero saw 70 minutes of action after coming off the bench for the first team earlier in the day.

· The four goals marked the Fire Reserves’ highest scoring game of the season.

Contact: Daniel Jankowski / 708.921.6504 / djankowski@chicago-fire.com

RESERVES GAME STATS:

Chicago Fire Reserves (4-4-2) – GK – Jon Busch (Nick Noble, 45), D – Jordan Russolillo, D – Jeff Curtin, D – Osei Telesford, D – Daniel Woolard, M – Floyd Franks, M – Brian Plotkin (Muner Hassen, 82), M – Ivan Guerrero (Nate Norman, 70), M – Mike Banner, F – Pascal Bedrossian (Erik Hort, 45) , F – Calen Carr

Toronto FC Reserves (4-5-1) – GK- Srdjan Djekanovic, D- Adam Braz, D- Marco Reda, D- Stephen Lumley, D- Gabe Gala, M- Chris Poznial, M- Joey Melo, M- David Guzman, M- Miguel Canizalez (Desmond Humphries, 59), M- Cristian Nunez, F- Abbe Ibrahim (Frank Bruno, 81)

Scoring Summary

TOR: Adam Braz 24’

CHI: Pascal Bedrossian (Carr) 32’

CHI: Calen Carr 57’

TOR: Marco Reda 72’

Misconduct Summary

TOR – Marco Reda (caution), 90