Philadelphia v Chicago
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
| Nashville SC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| Inter Miami CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Red Bull New York | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| D.C. United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlotte FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Toronto FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| New England Revolution | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Atlanta United FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| FC Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| CF Montréal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| Orlando City SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Union | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |

