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10/10 16:04 CDT Maren Haile-Selassie, Anton Saltros score short-handed goals
as Fire rally to beat NYCFC 2-1
Maren Haile-Selassie, Anton Saltros score short-handed goals as Fire rally to
beat NYCFC 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) --- Maren Haile-Selassie had an assist on a short-handed goal by
Anton Saltros in the second half before scoring the winner in the 87th minute
and the Chicago Fire rallied to beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday.
Chicago (14-8-6) has won three straight following losses to Nashville and New
England and a draw with Inter Miami --- three teams that began the day ahead of
the fourth-place Fire in the Eastern Conference standings.
NYCFC (8-11-9) took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute when Hannes Wolf used assists
from Agustn Ojeda and Alonso Martnez to score his fifth goal of the season.
Ojeda's helper was his career-high 11th, and Martnez collected his first in
his first start and third appearance of the campaign after returning from an
ACL injury.
Chicago midfielder Dje D'Avilla left the Fire short-handed from the 43rd minute
on after he was charged with his second yellow card of the half.
Saltros tied it 1-all when he used his head in the 55th minute to score his
first goal in his first season in the league. Haile-Selassie notched his
career-best 10th assist and Robert Lewandowski snagged his third in his first
MLS season.
Haile-Selassie was in the right place to take advantage of a Matt Freese
turnover in the 87th minute for the winner. It was his career-high ninth goal.
Chris Brady finished with four saves for Chicago in a split of the season
series.
Freese saved two shots for NYCFC, which beat the Fire 3-1 at home on July 25
and has gone 1-5-5 since.
Chicago improves to 9-4-1 at home, while NYCFC falls to 4-5-5 on the road after
beginning the day 10th in the East.
Up next
NYCFC: At Inter Miami on Wednesday.
Chicago: Hosts Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.
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