Chicago Fire FC Ties New England Revolution 1-1 at Gillette Stadium

March 23, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release

Chicago Fire with possession in the rain against the New England Revolution
(Chicago Fire FC)

Foxborough, Mass. – Chicago Fire FC (1-2-2, 5 points) earned a point on the road with a 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution (0-4-1, 1 point) on Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

Designated Player Hugo Cuypers scored his second goal of the season as the Fire and New England played to their sixth-straight draw dating back to Oct. 16, 2021. Chicago was without midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri and goalkeeper Chris Brady, who are on international duty with Switzerland and the U.S. Men’s Olympic team, respectively.

Cuypers became the first Fire player to score in back-to-back games this season in the 20th minute. With the Fire attacking on the break, midfielder Fabian Herbers collected a pass from winger Maren Haile-Selassie and carried it to the top right corner of the box. He looked up to see Cuypers making the run in the center and played the ball across the face of goal for the striker to hit a first-time finish.

Despite the Fire controlling the run of play in the first half, New England managed to level the score in first half stoppage time when Carles Gil fired a shot to the near post that was mis-handled by goalkeeper Spencer Richey. The rebound fell into a dangerous area inside the six-yard box, where Nacho Gil was able to level the score with a close-range header.

Both teams pushed forward in the second half, with Chicago getting dangerously close to scoring another goal in the 67th minute. New England goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. came well out of his box to collect the ball and was preparing to clear it when second-half substitute Georgios Koutsias applied pressure. Koutsias got his foot on the clearance with a slide tackle, quickly getting up and carrying the ball to goal. With defender Ryan Spaulding on his back, Koutsias was able to send a shot on target but Edwards had recovered in time to make the save.

NEXT MATCH: Chicago continues its two-game road stretch by heading south to face Atlanta United FC on Sunday, March 31. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on MLS Season Pass and FOX. The match will also be transmitted locally via wlsam.com in English and WRTO 1200 AM in Spanish.

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Notes:

With the result, the Fire’s record against the Revolution now stands at 27-24-21, with the…