Philadelphia got out to a 3-1 lead at halftime and was able to hold off a late Fire rally. The Union benefitted from a number of deflected shots, nearly all of which were finished clinically by Roland Alberg.
It all started so well.
Less than two minutes into the game, David Accam latched on to a Michael Stephens pass in midfield, turned around defender Ken Tribbett and blazed past Brian Carroll up the left side to score near post.
It was 1-0 Fire and Chicago had a chance to dictate play and get their first road win in nearly two years.