BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Sept. 29, 2018) – Playing a third league match in seven days, the Chicago Fire (8-16-7, 31 points) defeated Los Angeles Football Club (14-8-8, 50 points) 3-1, before a nationally televised broadcast on Univision Deportes, at Toyota Park on Saturday afternoon. Three different players scored in the win for the Fire, with midfielders Djorde Mihailovic and Aleksandar Katai and forward Nemanja Nikolic each finding the back of the net.
The Fire opened scoring in the 20th minute when defender Brandon Vincent recovered the ball deep on the left flank and sent a looping cross into the box, finding Mihailovic just inside the penalty area.