AP Photos
As midfielder Luka Stojanovic stood over the ball before his free kick in the 69th minute Saturday, the Fire were bearing down on some dubious marks. Despite dominating Inter Miami, they were on a scoreless streak that had hit 383 minutes. The Fire were 21-plus minutes away from extending their 2021 winless skid to six and to 12 dating to 2020 and also plummeting to the bottom of the 27-team league.
Then Stojanovic, a 59th-minute substitute, sent his shot toward Inter Miami goalkeeper John McCarthy, who had kept his team in the game.
McCarthy, however, couldn’t handle a short hop and let the ball trickle in.