Savor this moment, my friends. The Chicago Fire are back in the MLS playoffs for the first time in five years. It’s been a bumpy road— especially since the Gold Cup— but the Men In Red managed to pull it together and secure a postseason berth with this bonkers 4-1 win in San Jose.
The team overall played strong through all 90 minutes, and a few players like Michael De Leeuw and Djordie Mihailovic and Richard Sanchez had incredible nights. But our pick for Man Of The Match is obvious: Nemanja Nikolic, who broke the club’s all-time single season scoring record with his 19th and 20th goals of the season and is now tied for first in the MLS Golden Boot race.