It took only ten minutes for New York City to take their first lead of the season. Eighty minutes and seven goals later, the Blues had their first win of the season - a 4-3 win over the Chicago Fire.
The Fire didn't lack for chances; David Accam repeated shredded right back Ethan White, pressed into service after both RJ Allen and Andoni Iraola suffered injuries. The New York City back line still have a lot of work to do; Frederic Brillant was every way short of that in his first MLS game, and was directly responsible for two of the goals Chicago scored.