The Leagues Cup has announced that due to safety considerations resulting from the bad weather, action has been delayed.
Due to a electric storm who presented at SeatGeek Stadium in Illinois, the game between Toluca y Chicago Fire The match was suspended at half-time, when the Red Devils went into it with a 2-1 lead, and it was announced that it would be at least 30 minutes before the match resumes.
“Due to safety considerations resulting from the bad weather and storms forecast in the area of Chicago, Leagues Cup announces that the group stage match between Chicago Fire y Toluca FC has been delayed 30 minutes at half-time,” it was reported in a statement.
A thunderstorm caused the delay of the second half of Toluca vs Chicago Fire. Imago7
In the match, the Mexican team had a good start, looking to do damage from the beginning, had some approaches, but the American team was attentive to the opponent’s demands.
Chicago Fire They also fought to take the lead and did so after just eight minutes, when Georgios Koutsias fired inside the area to make it 1-0.
The Red Devils reacted to seeing themselves at a disadvantage and Jesús Ángulo was in charge of making it 1-1 in the 29th minute, after receiving a pass on the left side, he shot at the first post to send the ball into the net.
The inertia was the same, Toluca did not stop trying to turn the score around and achieved it in the 45th minute through Marcel Ruiz, who counterattacked on a rebound from goalkeeper Spencer Richey to make it 2-1.
The electric storm It happened when the teams had already gone to the locker room for half-time. In the end, there were about 50 minutes of waiting for the second half to start.
⏱ 45′ | 👹 2-1 ⚪️ | #𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝟭
Now, after a longer halftime due to the thunderstorm, the ball is rolling again in Chicago!#All together | #LeaguesCup2024 pic.twitter.com/Qp4ntFu2n9
— Toluca FC (@TolucaFC) August 2, 2024
