Fire down Orlando City to win second straight
Field Level Media
08 Jul 2021, 12:40 GMT+10
Robert Beric scored the tiebreaking goal in the 72nd minute, and the Chicago Fire topped visiting Orlando City 3-1 on Wednesday night to record back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
Boris Sekulic leveled the contest late in the first half and Chinonso Offor added some stoppage-time insurance for the Fire (3-7-2, 11 points).
Chicago beat Atlanta United FC 3-0 on Saturday and has totaled nine goals while taking seven points from its last three matches.
Beric, who came close to finishing a bevy of chances, was finally rewarded with just under 20 minutes to play. Taking a well-timed pass from Alvaro Medran, who logged his second assist of the night, Beric split a pair of Orlando defenders and beat frozen goalkeeper Brandon Austin to break the 1-1 tie with his second goal of 2021.