“Dor Turgeman breaks the deadlock, finishing off a Jackson Yueill assist after Chicago had dominated the opening exchanges without scoring.”
Pivotal“Straight after the restart, Peyton Miller doubles New England's lead, converting a Turgeman assist just two minutes into the second half.”
Pivotal“Substitute Maren Haile-Selassie, on for only seven minutes, pulls one back for Chicago to set up a tense finish.”
Chicago Fire
New England
Outstanding performance
Chicago Fire•MidfielderChicago Fire dominated nearly every metric - 61% possession, 22 shots to 4, and 13 corners to zero - but found themselves undone by New England's clinical efficiency in front of goal. Dor Turgeman's 39th-minute strike and Peyton Miller's early second-half finish, both set up by quick counters, punished Chicago for wasteful finishing despite creating far more danger. Maren Haile-Selassie's goal shortly after coming on gave Chicago hope and set up a nervy final half-hour, but New England's back line, marshaled by five saves and 16 tackles, held firm. For Chicago, this result compounds their struggles near the bottom of the table, while New England's smash-and-grab away win offers a timely lift for a side fighting for positioning elsewhere in the standings.
How entertaining was this match?
Philip Zinckernagel's header is saved.
Substitution: Jonathan Bamba comes on for Puso Dithejane.
Robin Lod is substituted for Johan Gomez.
Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jonathan Dean.
Offside.
Offside.
Matt Polster receives a yellow card.
Peyton Miller takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Peyton MillerPeyton Miller scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Dor Turgeman
Goal! Peyton Miller scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Dor Turgeman.
Andrew Gutman is on, and Samuel Rogers is off.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Noah AllenYellow CardNoah Allen receives a yellow card.
Dor TurgemanDor Turgeman scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Jackson Yueill
Goal! Dor Turgeman scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Jackson Yueill.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Philip Zinckernagel has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Robert Lewandowski's right-footed shot is blocked.
Philip Zinckernagel takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Rubiel Vazquez.
Chicago Fire welcome New England to Soldier Field in a genuine Eastern Conference six-pointer, with just one point separating the two playoff-chasing sides. The Fire's seven-match unbeaten streak collides with the Revolution's red-hot road form in what promises to be a tightly contested battle.
