Sporting Kansas City struck twice in final 10 minutes to earn a remarkable 4-3 victory over the Chicago Fire in a thrilling encounter at Toyota Park on Saturday night.
Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez bagged his second goal of the game in the 86th minute to complete the comeback after Jimmy Medranda had pulled Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) level three minutes earlier. First-half strikes from Gutierrez and fellow newcomer Johnny Russell had given the visitors a two-goal advantage going into halftime, but the Fire (0-1-0, 0 points) responded with a furious rally of their own, tallying three goals in the space of 12 second-half minutes before relinquishing their lead.