Crown Legacy FC beat Chicago Fire FC II 4-0 in MLS Next Pro, taking control with two first-half goals before pulling clear in the closing stages. The home side led 2-0 at the interval and made the most of their numerical advantage after Damian Nigg was sent off in the 62nd minute.
Andrew Johnson opened the scoring in the 34th minute from Nathan Richmond's assist, and Richmond doubled the lead eight minutes later after a pass from Andrej Subotic. Barzee Blama made it 3-0 in the 90th minute with Sebastian Ventura providing the assist, and Adrian Gutierrez completed the scoring from Baye Coulibaly's pass.
Nathan Richmond had the most direct impact on the scoreline, assisting the opener before scoring the second himself. Crown Legacy also finished with clear underlying advantages, creating nine big chances to Chicago's none and posting an expected-goals total of 2.83 against 0.79.
