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In-Form Chicago Routs Lowly Kansas City with 2nd-Half Barrage
Chicago controlled 69% of possession and outshot Sporting Kansas City 18-7, while Sporting extended its losing streak to five games.
On Saturday at Soldier Field, the Chicago Fire defeated Sporting Kansas City 5-0, with Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scoring two goals and Maren Haile-Selassie adding one.
Sporting Kansas City entered the match in freefall, having lost five consecutive games and holding a minus-18 goal differential, the worst in MLS.
The Fire controlled 69% of possession and outshot Kansas City 18-7, maintaining a 7-1 advantage in shots on target throughout the match.
Zinckernagel opened the scoring in the 52nd minute and added a second in the 65th, while Cuypers converted in the 73rd and eighth minute of stoppage time.
The victory extends Chicago Fire's unbeaten streak to five games with four wins, while Sporting Kansas City faces mounting pressure to reverse its defensive collapse.