Hugo Cuypers, Rominigue Kouam é aid Fire beat Atlanta United 2-1 for initial home triumph this period

CHICAGO (AP)– Hugo Cuypers racked up on a first-half penalty shot and Rominigue Kouam é provided the champion late in the 2nd fifty percent as the Chicago Fire won in the house for the very first time this period with a 2-1 triumph over Atlanta United on Saturday.

Kouam é racked up in the 86th min after subbing in for Sergio Oregel in the 81st. It was his 2nd objective in his 6th job look. The Fire (4-4-4) had actually gone 0-4-1 via its initial 5 suits in the house.

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Atlanta United (2-6-4) never ever discovered the web yet a very own objective by Chicago protector Sam Rogers connected it at 1-all in the 80th min.

Cuypers racked up on a penalty shot in the 14th min and the Fire took a 1-0 introduce halftime. The PK was granted after a nasty on Atlanta United midfielder Alexey Miranchuk.

Jeff Gal made his initial job begin and completed with 2 conserves in objective for theFire Gal made his organization launching recently after starter Chris Brady was sent with a red card in the 36th min of a scoreless draw with Orlando City.

Brad Guzan conserved 6 shots forAtlanta United Guzan had 2 conserves and Gal one in the initial fifty percent.

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Atlanta United leads the all-time collection 8-5-3 yet has actually never ever won atSoldier Field The club has a minus-9 objective differential and hasn’t won when traveling this period.

Maren Haile-Selassie had actually been the just present Chicago gamer with an objective versusAtlanta He subbed right into the suit in the 81st min and scratched his 2nd help this period on the champion, while 21-year-old onward Omari Glasgow accumulated his initial in his 13th job look after additionally getting in with Haile-Selassie

Atlanta United returns home to play the Philadelphia Union onWednesday The Fire traveling to play Charlotte FC on Saturday.

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