MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 17, 2018) – The Chicago Fire (0-2-0, 0 points) fell 2-1 to Minnesota United FC (2-1-0, 6 points) on Saturday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
After a scoreless first half the hosts opened scoring in the 55th minute when Miguel Ibarra played a ball into the box from the right flank. Fire goalkeeper Richard Sanchez made the initial save on Ibson’s header but the Brazilian followed up on the rebound to get on the board.
The Fire equalized four minutes later after Nemanja Nikolic collected a loose ball in the box.