Chicago v Columbus
Stojanovic, Fire hand Crew fourth straight loss, 1-0
CHICAGO -- — Luka Stojanovic scored for the third time in the last two games and the Chicago Fire beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Sunday night.
Brian Gutierrez had his shot in the area deflected but it went directly to Stojanovic, who turned and scored in the 77th minute. Stojanovic had his first multi-goal game in MLS in a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls last week.
Chicago (5-9-5) has won back-to-back games and is unbeaten in its last four.
The Crew (6-7-6) have lost four games in a row, conceding 12 goals over that span. Columbus allowed just 21 goals all last season.
Game Information
Soldier Field
6:00 PM, August 15, 2021Coverage: ESPN+
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 13,005
- Referees:
- Nima Saghafi
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | +19 | 30 |
| Inter Miami CF | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 28 |
| New England Revolution | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 25 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 23 |
| New York City FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 19 |
| Red Bull New York | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 19 |
| Charlotte FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| D.C. United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| FC Cincinnati | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 17 |
| Orlando City SC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -17 | 14 |
| Toronto FC | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 14 |
| CF Montréal | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| Columbus Crew | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| Atlanta United FC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| Philadelphia Union | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |

