Fire Upsets Sporting KC 1-0

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Chicago Fire dodged Sporting Kansas City’s forward heavy game plan and escaped Livestrong Sporting Park with a 1-0 win on Friday night.

Sporting owned a total shot advantage of 27-10, but could never crack the seal of Chicago’s air-tight defense.

Chicago Fire midfielder Marco Pappa scored early in the first half, which was enough to hand Sporting its second straight loss, both shutouts. Sporting KC is now 9-5-2.

With the win, the Fire improved to 8-5-3 and pulled within two points of Sporting KC. Chicago currently holds third place in the Eastern Conference.

Sporting’s next match will a be a July 4th road test against the Montreal Impact.