It was a game that Columbus Crew SC fans had seen many times before in Bridgeview. The visitors just can't finish thier chances and the Chicago Fire escape with the points. Crew SC lost thier second straight as Nemanja Nikolic scored the lone goal in a bitterly cold night.
The Fire nearly got on the board first as Josh Williams, making his first start of the season, fumbled a short goalkeeper distribution and was put under immediate pressure. His turnover forced Zack Steffen into a heads up play to cut out the resulting cross, but it was all Crew SC after that early chance.