The New York Red Bulls defeated the Chicago Fire 3-1 at Red Bull Arena, despite the visitors controlling much of the match.
New York got an early lead off a howler from Fire keeper Kenneth Kronholm, who misplayed a pass back straight into the path of Kaku for a tap-in in the 8th minute. Chicago spent much of the next hour in the Red Bulls' half, but couldn't find an equalizer.
Przemyslaw Frankowski's skewed cross deflected off the crossbar and post, while Luis Robles stood tall on numerous occasions to deny the Fire, including robbing an effort from Aleksandar Katai destined for the top corner.