Johan Gómez, Josh Cohen help Fire finish season sweep of Charlotte with 1-0 victory
Gómez scored in the 58th minute, and Josh Cohen made one save for his first Chicago start as the Fire completed a season sweep.
- On Saturday, The Fire defeated Charlotte FC 1-0, completing a season sweep and improving their road record to 5-4-5.
- Charlotte had been on a 5-0-3 run since losing to the Fire at Soldier Field in August, but this defeat halts their recent momentum.
- In the 58th minute, Gomez scored his first career goal off an assist from defender Jack Elliott and a Philip Zinckernagel corner kick; Josh Cohen earned a clean sheet.
- Defender Tim Ream received a red card in second-half stoppage time and will miss the next match, as Chicago now sits within one point of fourth-place Charlotte in the Eastern Conference.
- The Fire hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps on October 6, while Charlotte returns to action October 10 against FC Dallas.
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Johan Gomez scores the lone goal in Fire's win at Charlotte
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johan Gómez scored his first career goal in the second half to back a clean sheet from Josh Cohen in his first start for Chicago, and the Fire finished a season sweep of Charlotte FC with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night.</p><p>Chicago (12-8-6) pulled within a point of fourth-place Charlotte (12-8-7) in the Eastern Conference. The top four earn homefield advantage in the best-of-3 first round of the playoffs.</p><p>Charlotte …
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Chicago ekes out win at Charlotte to cut into top-four East gap
Behind Johan Gomez's second-half goal, the visiting Chicago Fire pulled out a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC Saturday night. With the win, Chicago (12-8-6, 42 points) is now just one point behind Charlotte (12-8-7, 43 points) with a game in hand as the two sides battle for a top-four spot in the Eastern Conference. Chicago
Johan Gómez, Josh Cohen help Fire finish season sweep of Charlotte with 1-0 victory
Johan Gómez scored his first career goal in the second half to back a clean sheet from Josh Cohen in his first start for Chicago, and the Fire finished a season sweep of Charlotte FC with a 1-0 victory
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