Chicago City Wire

Chicago Fire FC secured a 2-1 victory against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Soldier Field. This win concludes a three-game homestand for Chicago and positions the team within four points of the playoff line.

Tom Barlow scored his first goal of the season in the 31st minute, becoming the sixth MLS player this season to score his first goal against his former club. New York equalized in the 47th minute with a goal from second-half substitute Dennis Gjengaar.

Chicago regained the lead in the 75th minute when Georgios Koutsias scored his second goal of the MLS Regular Season and his fourth in five games across all competitions in 2024. The Fire now hold a 5-1-2 record when scoring first this season.

The next match for Chicago is scheduled against Nashville SC on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at GEODIS Park, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass and locally in Spanish on WRTO 1200 AM and in English on wlsam.com.

Key notes from the match include:

- Chicago Fire are undefeated against New York Red Bulls in their last five matches, holding a record of 2-0-3 since May 18, 2022.

- Gastón Giménez made his 100th overall MLS Regular Season start for Chicago, wearing the captain’s armband for the tenth consecutive match.

- Tom Barlow made his third start of the season and scored his first goal for Chicago against his former team.

- Georgios Koutsias recorded his second career game-winning goal against New York Red Bulls.

- Chris Brady recorded his 95th save of the season, surpassing his previous single-season career high.

- Kellyn Acosta provided an assist on Koutsias’ game-winning goal, marking his third assist of the season.

- Wyatt Omsberg replaced Rafael Czichos in defense after Czichos sustained an injury during warmups.

- Ariel Lassiter earned his first start since joining Chicago Fire FC after participating with Costa Rica's National Team.

The attendance for this match was reported at 22,188 spectators.