BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Four-game winning streaks are a rarity around these parts, but Veljko Paunovic and Dax McCarty put the Chicago Fire’s significant progress down to the team’s new-found maturity in 2017.
A composed and controlled 90 minutes saw the Men in Red emerge deserved 2-1 victors over a much-heralded FC Dallas, who despite resting several of their regular starters, provided a stern test of the Fire’s ambitions this season.
Goals from MLS Golden Boot leader Nemanja Nikolic and David Accam allowed second-placed Chicago to close the gap on Eastern Conference leaders Toronto FC to just two points, and gave the home side their first four-game streak since 2012 to firmly establish themselves as one of the teams to beat in MLS with a winning record of 7-3-3.