Chicago Fire FC

5-18-9, 33 PTS

Graham Zusi - 80'
Dom Dwyer - 90'+2'

Sporting Kansas City knock off Chicago Fire, secure playoff berth

Updated: May 17, 2023, 06:29 am

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Dominic Dwyer headed in his 21st goal of the season to help Kansas City clinch a playoff spot and beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 on a rainy Friday night.

Kansas City (14-11-7) moved into second place in the Eastern Conference, three points behind D.C. United. Chicago (5-9-18) had its winless streak hit seven matches.

Dwyer is three goals back of New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips in the race for the Golden Boot trophy. Dwyer sailed a penalty kick over the crossbar in the 13th minute.

Sporting took a 1-0 lead in the 80th minute on Graham Zusi's curled shot from distance.

Chicago's Matthew Fondy had a deflected ball fall to him at the top of the 6-yard box in the 91st minute, but Kansas City goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum stretched out for the save. It was Gruenebaum's third clean sheet of the season.

Children's Mercy Park

1:30 AM, 11 October 2014

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Attendance: 18,938

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Inter Miami CF	34	22	8	4	+30	74
Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	+32	66
FC Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	+10	59
Orlando City SC	34	15	7	12	+9	52
Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	+9	51
New York City FC	34	14	8	12	+5	50
New York Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	+5	47
CF Montréal	34	11	10	13	-16	43
Atlanta United FC	34	10	10	14	-3	40
D.C. United	34	10	10	14	-18	40
Toronto FC	34	11	4	19	-21	37
Philadelphia Union	34	9	10	15	+7	37
Nashville SC	34	9	9	16	-16	36
New England Revolution	34	9	4	21	-37	31
Chicago Fire FC	34	7	9	18	-22	30

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