Despite making three regular starts, hosts FC Cincinnati put the Chicago Fire 2–1 on Saturday night to hold the first place at the Eastern Conference at the time of the match conclusion.
Cincinnati (13–5–3, 42 digits) went beyond the association (12–4-5, 41 points), which later played on Saturday.
Cincinnati’s leading scorer, midfielder Ewender and forward Kevin Denki, both scored in winning to complete the first regular season sweep of the club.
The Cincinnati defender was without Miles Robinson, who is with the US Men’s National Team for the Gold Cup, while fellow defenders Nick Hagglund and Teenage are out of heady injuries.
One of the two MLS all-stars of FC Cincinnati, the Ewender, continued his Torid Stretch with his 12th goal of the season in the 19th minute, which gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead. This was his fifth goal in Cincinnati’s last three matches.
Ewender shot the ball with his right leg from the right side of the ground outside the box, with a target percentage of only 2 percent.
Denki hit the 50th minute with his 12th goal of the season. Ewender assisted in the shot that was connected to the center of the Denki box with his left leg.
It was made for the first goal in the half before Denki which was called back to him.
The fire (8–8–4, 28 points) quickly responded to the second goal of FC Cincinnati, with his second major scorer, Philip Zinkernegel, connecting to the left leg shot from the center of the box to cut a 2–1 deficit in the 55th minute.
Zencarnegel’s ninth goal of the season came after several unsuccessful attempts by Chicago in the box in the first half.
Cincinnati’s goalkeeper Roman Celantano was strong, rescuing four of the five shots on the goal.
Chicago’s goalkeeper Jeffrey Gall stopped Cincinnati from pulling on four shots with two savings.
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