Late penalty kick by Evander gives FC Cincinnati win at Chicago Fire
FC Cincinnati won while a man down, beating Chicago Fire May 2 at Soldier Field for the Orange and Blue's first road win in MLS play this season.
For the fourth time this season, FC Cincinnati picked up points late in a game while down a man, rallying for a wild 3-2 win against Chicago Fire FC May 2 at Soldier Field. Cincinnati is 4-4-3 for 15 points, picking up its first road win in six tries in Major League Soccer play. Chicago stays 5-3-2 for 17 points.
FC Cincinnati got a hat trick by Evander and eight saves from Roman Celentano, many of them coming in the second half after a red card was shown to Kyle Smith in the 55th minute. The biggest one was on a penalty kick by Hugo Cuypers in second-half stoppage time after Ayoub Lajhar fouled Philip Zinckernagel in the box. Celentano saved the PK by diving to his right.
The ball bounced around the middle of the goal box and Chicago had a couple of chances before the ball was cleared away. Minutes later, Pavel Bucha was knocked down in Chicago’s goal box. Evander connected on the PK for his third goal of the game and his third PK in as many games.
Evander now has five goals for the season after scoring twice in the first half in the run of play. Evander brings us level amid the chaos. pic.
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