With a performance that could only be described as “Jekyll and Hyde,” the Chicago Fire lost 3-2 to the Columbus Crew, keeping them bottom of the Eastern Conference. In the first half, the Fire put in their best 45 minutes of the season and utterly played the Crew off the park. Goals from Rafa Czichos and Chris Mueller gave the hosts a two-goal advantage. However, following a series of adjustments by Crew manager Caleb Porter, the visitors stormed back into the game, with new $10.5 million signing Cucho Hernández scoring a late winner.
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