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Chicago Fire FC Falls 2-1 to New England Revolution

CHICAGO (Sept. 6, 2020) - Chicago Fire FC (2-6-2, 8 points) fell 2-1 to the New England Revolution (3-2-5, 14 points) at Soldier Field on Sunday night.

New England took an early lead in the third minute after a poor clearance from the Fire backline fell to designated player Gustavo Bou. The Argentine popped it up to forward Adam Buksa, who headed it to a running Tommy McNamara, who dribbled into the 18-yard box and played a great ball across the box to forward Teal Bunbury. The American cooly slotted it past Fire goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth to give the visitors the lead.