- Facundo Torres - 4', 60'
- Luis Muriel - 20' Pen
- Iván Angulo - 29'
- Maren Haile-Selassie - 53' Pen
- Hugo Cuypers - 69'
Torres double leads Orlando City past Chicago Fire
Facundo Torres scored twice to help Orlando City snap a five-match winless skid with a 4-2 victory against the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday.
It's the first win for Orlando (5-8-6, 21 points) since May 18.
Hugo Cuypers scored for a fourth straight match for the Fire (4-9-6, 18 points), whose four-match unbeaten streak ended.
Torres gave Orlando a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute. The Uruguayan international was uncovered along the right flank when he collected a Dagur Thorhallsson feed and took it into the box. He then fired a curling shot between two Fire defenders and over goalkeeper Chris Brady into the far side of the net.
Luis Muriel converted on a penalty to double the lead in the 20th minute.
In the 29th minute, Ivan Angulo was in the right place at the right time to make it 3-0. Brady stopped Duncan McGuire's shot from in front, but Angulo was in the 6-yard box to deposit the rebound.
The Fire weren't without their chances in the half, attempting eight shots, including four on target.
Cuypers had a chance in the box in the 11th minute, but goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar made the stop. Maren Haile-Selassie's rebound attempt then went over the crossbar.
In the 24th minute, Chicago's Brian Gutierrez unleashed a shot from just inside the box that hit the right post and bounced away from the net.
Chicago finally broke through in the 53rd minute when Haile-Selassie converted on a penalty to cut it to 3-1.
Torres struck again in the 60th minute. Thorhallsson sent him a short pass outside the box, and Torres fired a left-foot shot high over Brady to push the advantage to 4-1.
The Fire again narrowed the deficit. Cuypers collected a loose ball just outside the goal area after a failed Orlando clearance and sent a shot through the legs of Stajduhar, making it 4-2 in the 69th minute.
Gutierrez nearly pulled Chicago within one in the 85th minute on a header from in front, but Stujdahar got his hand up to tip the ball away.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | +17 | 41 |
FC Cincinnati | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | +9 | 39 |
New York Red Bulls | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | +9 | 34 |
Charlotte FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 32 |
Columbus Crew | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +12 | 30 |
New York City FC | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 29 |
Nashville SC | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
Toronto FC | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
Atlanta United FC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 21 |
Orlando City SC | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 21 |
Philadelphia Union | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
New England Revolution | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 19 |
D.C. United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 19 |
CF Montréal | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -15 | 19 |
Chicago Fire FC | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 18 |