MLS : Chicago Fire beats Revolution 4-1
UNITED STATES, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: After losing 2-1 to New York City on July 29 and 3-2 to Sporting Kansas City on July 29, the Men in Red returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over New England this Saturday.
Chicago Fire dominated the first half thanks to goals from Polster Matt ('8) and Juninho Vitor ('39). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Men in Red further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (De Leeuw Michael '49 and Solignac Luis '90).
Chicago Fire SC remains in second place with 41 points from 22 games, 3 points behind Toronto FC.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | New York City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 14 | Orlando City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | New England | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Minnesota United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 22 |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 21 |
| 22 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
Chicago Fire SC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Chicago Fire 4-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (1 Jul.)
- Previous game:Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Chicago Fire (29 Jul.)
- Next game:Columbus Crew - Chicago Fire (12 Aug.)
New England Revolution
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:New England 4-0 Real Salt Lake (13 May.)
- Previous game:New England 3-0 Philadelphia Union (29 Jul.)
- Next game:New England - Vancouver Whitecaps (12 Aug.)
Chicago Fire
4:1
New England
4:1 (2:1)
- 5 August 2017
- Chicago
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toronto FC | 44 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 41 |
| 3 |  New York City | 37 |
| 4 |  Sporting Kansas City | 36 |
| 5 |  New York Red Bulls | 35 |