FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2017) – The Chicago Fire opened preseason with a 1-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University on Saturday evening courtesy of a 41st minute goal from Nemanja Nikolic.
The Fire opened scoring in the 41st minute when David Accam fed the ball through to Luis Solignac in the 18-yard-box. With his first touch, Solignac redirected the pass and played the ball across the face of the goal. The FGCU defender got a foot on it but the ball deflected off the post for Nikolic to calmly tap in.
The hosts got their best look on goal in the 78th minute when the Fire were whistled for a foul 35 yards from goal.