BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Oct. 15, 2017) – The Chicago Fire rallied to a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Union in their home finale on Sunday at Toyota Park.
Nemanja Nikolic scored his first career hat trick as a member of the Fire (16-10-7, 55 pts.) to help spark the comeback. Chicago trails New York City FC (16-9-8, 56 pts.) by one point for second in the Eastern Conference with one game remaining in the regular season. The Fire’s playoff seed will be determined by next weekend’s results, with Atlanta United FC (15-9-9, 54 pts.) and Columbus Crew SC (16-12-5, 53 pts.