MLS : Columbus beats Chicago Fire 3-1
UNITED STATES, Aug. 12, 2017 (AMP) — MLS: After a 4-1 victory over New England on August 5, the Men in Red lost 3-1 against Columbus Crew.
De Leeuw Michael opened the score in the 13th minute, before seeing Columbus Crew catch up in the 18th minute thanks to Manneh Kekuta. 1-1 at half time. The Black & Gold eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Meram Justin ('73) and Kamara Ola ('88 on penalty).
Chicago Fire SC are down in third place with 41 points from 23 games, 2 points behind New York City FC.
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Toronto FC | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 47 |
2 | New York City | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 43 |
3 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 41 |
4 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 38 |
5 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 37 |
6 | Sporting Kansas City | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 37 |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 37 |
8 | Atlanta United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 35 |
9 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 35 |
10 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 35 |
11 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 34 |
12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 32 |
13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 31 |
14 | Montreal Impact | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 30 |
15 | Orlando City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 30 |
16 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 29 |
17 | New England | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 29 |
18 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 26 |
19 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 23 |
20 | Colorado Rapids | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 22 |
21 | Minnesota United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 22 |
22 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : MLS 2017
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Overview
Columbus Crew SC
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:Columbus Crew 4-1 Montreal Impact (24 Jun.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Orlando City - Columbus Crew (19 Aug.)
Chicago Fire SC
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chicago Fire 4-0 Vancouver Whitecaps (1 Jul.)
- Previous game:Chicago Fire 4-1 New England (5 Aug.)
- Next game:Montreal Impact - Chicago Fire (16 Aug.)
Columbus Crew
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3:1
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Chicago Fire
3:1 (1:1)
- 12 August 2017
- Columbus
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 47 |
2 | ![]() | 43 |
3 | ![]() | 41 |
4 | ![]() | 38 |
5 | ![]() | 37 |