- Robert Beric (15')
- Fabian Herbers (23')
- Álvaro Medrán (40')
- C.J. Sapong (89' Pen)
Chicago Fire snap skid with rout of Houston Dynamo
The Chicago Fire ended a five-game winless streak by punishing the visiting Houston Dynamo 4-0 on Wednesday night.
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Chicago, which entered with the worst record in MLS, had complete control of the flow of the game and led 3-0 at the break on goals from Robert Beric, Fabian Herbers and Alvaro Medran. The Fire added a late goal for the final score.
Houston (3-4-6, 15 points) is winless in its past four matches.
Chicago's first score came in the 15th minute when a Jonathan Bornstein cross found Beric in between Houston defenders. Beric first-timed it home past goalie Marko Maric for his third goal in as many games.
Eight minutes later it was 2-0. Herbers made a run behind the Houston defense, taking a pass from Ignacio Aliseda and slotting the ball past Maric, who had come off his line in hopes of making the save.
Chicago made it 3-0 in the 40th minute when Medran took off on a speedy run from midfield, beat three Houston defenders along the way, then pushed a right-footed shot past Maric.
The final goal came in the 89th minute when the Fire got a break from video review. C.J. Sapong had a penalty kick saved by Maric, but after review, it was ruled that Maric had come off his line too soon. On the retake, Sapong easily put it away for a 4-0 lead.
It could have been worse for the Dynamo, as the Fire had a penalty kick and a goal called back following video review in the first 45 minutes.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
FC Cincinnati | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 18 |
New York Red Bulls | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 17 |
Toronto FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
New York City FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
Philadelphia Union | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 13 |
D.C. United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
Atlanta United FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
CF Montréal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
Charlotte FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
Chicago Fire FC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 10 |
Orlando City SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
Nashville SC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
New England Revolution | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 4 |