- Joaquín Torres - 90'
- Fabian Herbers - 50'
- Kei Kamara - 90'+3'
Blake injured in Union's 1-0 victory over Fire
CHESTER, Pa. -- — Joaquín Torres scored in the 90th minute to rally the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Andre Blake made the start in goal for the Union before leaving with a leg injury in the 33rd minute. He was replaced by Joe Bendik, who completed the clean sheet. Chris Brady made one save for the Fire.
Torres' match-winner came with an assist from José Martínez.
The Fire were forced to play a man down after Fabian Herbers received a red card in the 50th minute. Chicago’s Kei Kamara received a red card in the third minute of second-half stoppage time.
Philadelphia (2-1-0) has now won 13 straight home matches, dating to last season and including the playoffs. Only San Jose had a longer home streak. The Earthquakes won 14 straight spanning the 2001-02 seasons. The Union's 24-match unbeaten streak at home is the fourth longest in league history.
Chicago (0-1-1) made it 14 straight seasons without winning a home opener in a 1-1 draw with NYCFC last week. The Fire have only won one of its first two matches in a season once — a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake in 2017. Chicago ended last season with a 3-2-2 record in its last seven road matches after going 3-26-9 in its previous 38.
Philadelphia outshot Chicago 14-12 with a 3-2 edge in shots on goal.
Both teams next play Saturday. Philadelphia travels to play Montreal and Chicago returns home to host Cincinnati.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Guido Gonzales Jr.
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Miami CF | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +15 | 35 |
FC Cincinnati | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 33 |
New York City FC | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +7 | 29 |
New York Red Bulls | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 29 |
Toronto FC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Columbus Crew | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | +8 | 24 |
Charlotte FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
Philadelphia Union | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 20 |
Nashville SC | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
D.C. United | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 19 |
Orlando City SC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 17 |
CF Montréal | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 17 |
Atlanta United FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 16 |
Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -12 | 15 |
New England Revolution | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 10 |