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On Tuesday night, the Chicago Fire beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in a matchup of former Bayern Munich teammates Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller, who played together at Bayern from 2014 to 2022. The game was initially postponed due to wildfires but resumed as scheduled. Philip Zinckernagel scored the first goal for Chicago in the second half, while Maren Haile-Selassie contributed a goal and an assist late in the match. Lewandowski assisted on the final goal by Haile-Selassie in the 88th minute but did not score himself. With this win, the Fire improved their record to 13-8-6 and secured fourth place in the Eastern Conference, earning home-field advantage for the first round of playoffs. The Whitecaps remain at the top of the Western Conference with 50 points.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Philip Zinckernagel scored early in the second half, Maren Haile-Selassie had a late goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of former Bayern Munich teammates Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller.
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Fire → score → teammates
Lewandowski and Müller spent eight seasons together at Bayern from 2014-22.
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Lewandowski → spend → 2014
The stars were supposed to reunite in Major League Soccer months ago before wildfires postponed the highly anticipated matchup.
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wildfires → suppose → matchup
Lewandowski’s unselfish pass to a wide-open Haile-Selassie at the back post capped the scoring in the 88th minute.
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pass → cap → minute
Lewandowski, who returned to Chicago early from international duty with Poland after a yellow-card suspension ruled him out of Monday’s match, has six goals and three assists through his first 12 MLS appearances.
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suspension → return → appearances
Chicago (13-8-6) moved past Charlotte into fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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Chicago → move → standings
The top four finishers earn home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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finishers → earn → playoffs
Vancouver (15-7-5) remains atop the Western Conference with 50 points, three ahead of St. Louis and Dallas.
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Vancouver → remain → Louis
Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring in the ninth minute for his first goal since March 21.
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Bamba → open → March
The Fire’s designated player dribbled to the top of the 18-yard box and bent a shot past goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.
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player → designate → Takaoka
Zinckernagel finished a nice give-and-go with Haile-Selassie to make it 2-0 in the 50th.
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Zinckernagel → finish → 50th
Zinckernagel’s first goal since May came after he missed a penalty kick in the first half.
uncertain
he → come → half
Vancouver defender Mathias Laborda scored in the 73rd by heading in Oliver Larraz’s corner kick.
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Laborda → score → kick
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