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Jonathan Bamba Scores 2 Goals for Fire in 4-2 Win over Rapids – WTOP News

Bamba’s first multi-goal MLS game helped Chicago move within 1 point of Miami in the Eastern Conference race.

  • Jonathan Bamba scored twice as the Chicago Fire defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-2 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Commerce City, Colo., with Robert Lewandowski and Puso Dithejane adding goals.
  • Colorado initially led with goals from Morgan Whittaker in the 22nd minute and Paxten Aaronson in the 58th, but Bamba leveled the match at halftime with a 41st-minute strike.
  • Lewandowski broke the 2-2 deadlock in the 74th minute on a counter-attack, evading goalkeeper Nico Hansen to score from point-blank range, before Dithejane added the final goal in the 88th.
  • Chicago now holds 55 points and sits fourth in the Eastern Conference with one match remaining. The loss snapped the Rapids' five-game unbeaten streak.
  • Next Saturday, the Fire host the Columbus Crew at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for the regular-season finale, while the Rapids travel to Dallas for their final match.
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