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Chicago Fire Rally to 1-1 Road Draw Against Columbus Crew SC in 2017 Opener

COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 4, 2017) David Accam scored midway through the second half to rally the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw against Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday.

Columbus opened the scoreline in the 17th minute with a header from Ethan Finlay. Justin Meram provided the service, and Finlay nodded his shot into the net from close range.

Accam leveled in the 73rd minute with some nifty footwork in Columbus’ box. John Goossens slid a pass on the ground to Accam in the area, and the Ghanaian speedster created space with a cut back to his right foot with a Crew SC defender on his back.