US EditionUnion Forced to PKs by Fire but Prevail Behind Jesus Bueno, Andre Blake in Game 1
Chicago Fire will challenge the Philadelphia Union’s top-ranked defense after a wild card win, with the series featuring up to three games across Philadelphia and Chicago.
- On Sunday the best-of-three quarterfinal opened in Philadelphia, finishing 2-2 and Jesús Bueno converted the decisive fifth-round penalty to give the top-seeded Philadelphia Union the win.
- Chicago Fire earned the berth with a Wednesday wild-card win, where Hugo Cuypers notched a brace and Chicago held Orlando City to six shot attempts.
- Indiana Vassilev opened the scoring for Philadelphia, Milan Iloski added a goal five minutes later, and Jack Elliott tied the game in stoppage time to force penalties.
- Game 2 shifts to Bridgeview's SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday, November 1 at 4:30 p.m., with a potential Game 3 in Philadelphia on Saturday, November 8; Philadelphia Union hold the edge.
- Philadelphia enters the series as the league's top team with a stingy defense, allowing just 35 goals in 34 matches, while Chicago finished with the league's second-best scoring attack.
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Union forced to PKs by Fire but prevail behind Jesus Bueno, Andre Blake in Game 1
CHESTER — It was more difficult than it needed to be Sunday night at Subaru Park, but Jesus Bueno’s goal in the fourth round of the penalty kick shootout sealed the Union’s win in Game 1 of their best-of-3 series against the Chicago Fire, a game that finished 2-2. The Union went up 2-0 before Chicago scored in the 84th and the third minute of stoppage time, the latter courtesy of former Union defender Jack Elliott. The game went straight to the …
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CHESTER, Pa. — Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty-kick shootout after Philadelphia blew a two-goal lead late and the top-seeded Union beat the Fire on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.Chicago goalkeeper Chris Brady had a save on a shot by Mikael Uhre as the match moved directly to PKs after a 2-2 draw in regulation, but Andre Blake answered on a shot by former teammate Jack Elliott.Francis Westf…
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