Lewandowski provides an assist in Chicago Fire’s winning match — Interia Sport

Chicago Fire defeated Western Conference leaders Vancouver Whitecaps 3:1. Robert Lewandowski started the game on the bench, came on in the 76th minute and registered an assist for the hosts’ third goal, Interia Sport reports.

Home side’s advantage

Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring in the ninth minute. He received a pass from Anton Saletros, cut inside from the left flank and fired from around 20 metres just inside the left post of Yohei Takaoka’s goal.

Later, Philip Zinckernagel had a chance to double Chicago’s lead from the penalty spot, but his shot struck the right post. At the start of the second half, the Danish footballer made amends: after an attack down the left flank, he received a pass from Maren Haile-Selassie and scored his team’s second goal.

More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel Telegram.

Goal late in the match

After an hour of play, Vancouver became more active, and in the 73rd minute Mathías Laborda reduced the deficit. The defender scored with a header after an Oliver Larraz corner.

In the final part of the game, Lewandowski had a chance to shoot at goal, but was stopped by a tackle from Sam Adekugbe. In the 88th minute, Maren Haile-Selassie scored Chicago’s third goal to set the final score.

After the victory, Chicago Fire are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 45 points. Vancouver Whitecaps remain top of the Western Conference with 50 points.