BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) Felipe Gutierrez scored twice and Sporting Kansas City rallied with two late goals to beat the Chicago Fire 4-3 on Saturday night.
Gutierrez capped the scoring for Sporting (1-1-0) in the 86th minute, finishing Daniel Salloi’s back-heel flip. Jimmy Medranda tied it at 3-all three minutes earlier with a left-footed blast.
The run. The ball. The dummy. The finish.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 11, 2018
It's 4-3 & we're officially losing our minds. #CHIvSKC https://t.co/fv8rppAqD4
Felipe Gutiérrez knows how to make fast friends around here.
— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) March 10, 2018
Hat tip to fellow #SKC newcomer Johnny Russell for the dangerous run in the box! #CHIvSKC #ForGloryForCity https://t.co/PhKw5qQDJB
Chicago (0-1-0) erased a two-goal deficit with three goals over a 13-minute span. Aleksandar Katai cut the deficit to 2-1, heading home Bastian Schweinsteiger’s cross in the 70th minute.
Schweinsteiger the PLAYMAKER. ⚡️
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 11, 2018
Katai heads home to pull one back. #CHIvSKC https://t.co/imUwsP8odF
Nemanja Nikolic evened the score with a putback on Tim Melia’s save in the 74th minute and he made it 3-2 in the 82nd, finishing a short feed from Brandon Vincent off Matt Polster’s deep cross.
First one of 2018 for last year's Golden Boot champ.@niko_nemanja pulls @ChicagoFire level! 2-2. #CHIvSKC https://t.co/ckHWBdMrbC
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 11, 2018
Gutierrez opened the scoring with a putback header from the middle of the area in the ninth minute. Johnny Russell doubled the lead for Sporting in the 44th minute, finishing Salloi’s back feed with a left-footed smash.
Clinical finishing from SKC's new man, Johnny Russell! And a terrific assist from @DanielSalloi.
— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) March 11, 2018
SKC leads Chicago 2-0. #ForGloryForCity https://t.co/tG80rJOJCj