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In-Form Chicago Routs Lowly Kansas City with 2nd-Half Barrage
Chicago controlled 69% of possession and outshot Sporting Kansas City 18-7, while Sporting extended its losing streak to five games.
- On Saturday at Soldier Field, the Chicago Fire defeated Sporting Kansas City 5-0, with Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers each scoring two goals and Maren Haile-Selassie adding one.
- Sporting Kansas City entered the match in freefall, having lost five consecutive games and holding a minus-18 goal differential, the worst in MLS.
- The Fire controlled 69% of possession and outshot Kansas City 18-7, maintaining a 7-1 advantage in shots on target throughout the match.
- Zinckernagel opened the scoring in the 52nd minute and added a second in the 65th, while Cuypers converted in the 73rd and eighth minute of stoppage time.
- The victory extends Chicago Fire's unbeaten streak to five games with four wins, while Sporting Kansas City faces mounting pressure to reverse its defensive collapse.
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Usa newsPhilip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers lead Fire in rout of Sporting K.C.
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers scored two goals apiece, Maren Haile-Selassie added a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday night at Soldier Field.Chicago (5-2-2) is unbeaten in its last five games, with four wins. Kansas City has lost five consecutive games.Sporting (1-7-1), which has been outscored 18-3 during its skid, has a minus-18 goal differential this season, the worst in MLS.Zinckernagel…
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Zinckernagel and Cuypers each score 2 goals, Fire beats slumping Sporting KC 5-0
Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers scored two goals apiece, Maren Haile-Selassie added a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 5-0 to extend their losing streak to five consecutive games
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