TORONTO — Hugo Cuypers scored the go-ahead goal just before halftime and Chris Brady made it stand up for the Chicago Fire in a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday.
Cuypers took a pass from rookie defender Leonardo Barroso in the 44th minute and scored for the fourth time this season to give the Fire (2-1-1) a 2-1 lead. It was the first assist for Barroso.
Toronto (0-3-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute on a Deandre Kerr goal. Federico Bernardeschi and Jonathan Osorio both picked up their second assist on Kerr’s first goal of the season.
The Fire pulled even in the 30th minute when defender Andrew Gutman took a pass from rookie midfielder Jonathan Bamba and scored his second of the season and 13th of his career. Bamba has three assists in four matches — all starts.
Brady had one save in goal for the Fire, who won their second straight, ran their unbeaten streak to three and improved to 13-14-13 all time versus Toronto. Sean Johnson saved two shots for the hosts.