BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (March 16, 2019) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club suffered its first home defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling 4-2 to Seattle Sounders FC at SeatGeek Stadium. Defender Raheem Edwards and forward Fabian Herbers each scored in the match, tallying their first goals of the season.
For the Men in Red -- who finished the match with more shots (25-10), shots on target (12-7) and controlled possession (52-48) – this is the first loss against Sounders FC in league play since Sept. 28, 2016.
Despite winning the first half possession battle (also 52-48), the Fire (0-2-1, 1 point) entered the halftime break down 2-0 following two early goals from Sounders FC (3-0-0, 9 points).