Dje D'Avilla Shines Early to Help Fire Spoil Debut of Timbers Coach Martí Cifuentes in 2-1 Victory
Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes as Chicago moved into third place in the Eastern Conference.
- On Sunday night, the Chicago Fire defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 at Soldier Field, with Dje D'Avilla recording a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes.
- Portland Timbers head coach Mart Cifuentes suffered a loss in his debut match, as D'Avilla's early offensive output gave Chicago a commanding 2-0 halftime lead.
- Defender Finn Surman scored his first career goal in 51 appearances with an 85th-minute header to cut the deficit to 2-1. Chicago goalkeeper Chris Brady made one save while Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis stopped two shots.
- The Fire moved into third place in the Eastern Conference with the victory, improving their record to 10-6-2 and solidifying their playoff positioning.
- Portland hosts San Diego FC on Wednesday, while the Chicago Fire travel to Florida to face Orlando City SC in midweek matchups.
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The Chicago Fire, led on the field by Robert Lewandowski, added its fifth consecutive victory by winning in its stadium, Soldier Field, Portland Timbers (2-1), standing in the third position of the Eastern Conference of the Major League Soccer (MLS). Despite not scoring anything in this last match, the Polish striker, former FC Barcelona footballer and Bayern Munich, was important for the Chicago Fire to sign up for a new win. Finnish footballer…
Dje D’avilla’s goal, assists lead Chicago Fire past Portland Timbers
CHICAGO — Dje D’Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Chicago Fire spoiled the regular-season debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night.
D'Avilla, Lod score in Fire's victory against visiting Timbers
Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night at Soldier Field.D’Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.Defender Andrew Gutman also had an assist — his fourth — on Lod's fourth netter. Maren Hail…
Dje D’Avilla shines early to help Chicago Fire spoil debut of new Portland Timbers coach in a 2-1 victory
Dje D’Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Chicago Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory.
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Dje D'Avilla shines early to help Fire spoil debut of Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes in 2-1 victory
Dje D’Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Chicago Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory.
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