Chicago Fire vs Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1

Chicago Fire beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 at Soldier Field, with the game decided by a quick start, Philip Zinckernagel's early penalty miss and two goals after the interval. Vancouver pulled one back on 73 minutes, but Chicago answered late to put it away.

Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring in the 9th minute from Anton Saletros, putting Chicago 1-0 up. Philip Zinckernagel then had a penalty saved in the 27th minute, before he scored in the 50th minute from Maren Haile-Selassie to make it 2-0. The Fire led 1-0 at half-time.

Vancouver made four changes between the break and 89 minutes, including Thomas Müller coming on at half-time, and they reduced the deficit in the 73rd minute when Mathías Laborda scored from Oliver Love Larraz to make it 2-1. Chicago made three changes of their own after the break, with a two-substitution window on 76 minutes, and one of those arrivals, Robert Lewandowski, set up Maren Haile-Selassie's 88th-minute goal, which sealed it at 3-1. Jonathan Bamba came off in that 76th-minute change, while Philip Zinckernagel also went off at the same time after his goal and yellow card.

Chicago had 22 shots to Vancouver's 14 and 7 on target to 2, while also ending with 442 passes to 462 and 48% possession to 52. Vancouver won 8 corners to Chicago's 2, and the visitors also had more offsides, 5 to 3, while Chicago had 8 fouls to 11 and each side recorded saves, with Chicago on 1 and Vancouver on 3.

Philip Zinckernagel was booked in the 19th minute, and Jonathan Dean also received a yellow card in the 55th minute. Vancouver's only booking went to Tate Johnson in the 61st minute.