FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (June 17, 2017) – The Chicago Fire ran their unbeaten streak in MLS competitions to eight games Saturday, earning a 2-1 road victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The win kept Chicago just one point back of Toronto FC’s league-leading points total (32) nearing the halfway point of the 2017 MLS campaign.
Chicago received another goal from striker Nemanja Nikolic, who extended his advantage in the MLS Golden Boot race by notching his 13th goal in 16 games played. With the game scoreless in the first half, Nikolic perfectly timed his run behind the New England back line and found himself 1v1 with Revs ‘keeper Cody Cropper.