Thorrington's goal lifts Fire over Toronto FC (AP)
Published 7/13/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLS News
John Thorrington blocked a clearing pass in front of Toronto goalkeeper Greg Sutton and scored in stoppage time to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Chris Rolfe gave Chicago a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute, but Toronto tied it in the 59th minute on a goal by second half substitute Abdus Ibrahim.
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