The Chicago Fire are eight matches into a complete rebuild of the team. There are bound to be ups and downs.
Saturday night against New York City FC was definitely a down. After a fairly even first half between the two sides, the Cityzens scored twice in a strong second half, beating Chicago 3-1 in a match played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ.
Goalkeeper Connor Sparrow made his first career MLS start in the match for Chicago, after Bobby Shuttleworth was ruled out shortly before the match. Shuttleworth tweaked his groin in the Fire’s win over FC Cincinnati, and wasn’t able to recover in time for the match.