BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Two of the top contenders for MLS’s Golden Boot went head to head at Toyota Park on Saturday evening, and Nemanja Nikolic and David Villa did not disappoint the crowd.
The Fire’s Nikolic showed up fresh from setting a new single-season club record with his 20th goal of the year at San Jose on Wednesday. Meanwhile New York City FC’s Villa also came up big for his respective side, as both illuminated a match that often frustrated, despite its status as a proverbial six-pointer with playoff seedings still up for grabs.