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Chicago Fire Weekly Update: Northbound and Down, Shaqiri on the TOTM Bench, Back-To-Back Goals for Koutsias and Haile-Selassie

May 29, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Chicago Fire FC News Release


ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Chicago hits the road for two more back-to-back road games, first traveling north of the border to face Toronto FC before heading to Ohio to take on FC Cincinnati.

The previous encounter with Toronto was a 2-0 Chicago Fire victory at Soldier Field on July 13, 2022 with two goals from Colombian striker Jhon Durán. Durán's goals were assisted by winger Chris Mueller and midfielder Brian Gutiérrez as the Fire earned three points at home and jump-started what became a five-game unbeaten run.

Against Toronto, Chicago is playing its 36th all-time MLS regular season game, and 38th game overall across all competitions, holding a 10-14-11 record in that span.

TEAM OF THE MATCHDAY BENCH FOR SHAQIRI!

Chicago Fire FC midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday bench for Matchday 15 for his performance in the 3-3 tie against the New England Revolution on Saturday at Gillette Stadium.

The Swiss international wore the captain's armband for the second time this season and played 90 minutes in Foxborough. Shaqiri's assist to Georgios Koutsias in the 10th minute was his third assist in three consecutive matches, and his fourth assist in the team's last five games.

TWO FOR (THESE) TWO

Greek forward Georgios Koutsias and Swiss winger Maren Haile-Selassie both scored in back-to-back games for the first time this season, tallying in both the 3-3 tie with Atlanta United on May 20 at Soldier Field and in the 3-3 tie against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium.

With his goal, Koutsias became the third player under the age of 20 to score in back-to-back matches for the Fire, along with Jhon Durán and Justin Mapp.

QUARTERFINALS ARE CALLING

In the first-ever matchup between the two teams, Chicago Fire FC defeated Austin FC 2-0 in the Round of 16 of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Wednesday night, with goals from defender Rafael Czichos and forward Kacper Przybyłko while goalkeeper Spencer Richey kept the clean sheet.

Chicago advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament for the 15th time in Club history, which ranks as the second-most in MLS era (since 1996), per Opta. The Fire will face the Houston Dynamo at 7:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, June 6 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. The match will be broadcast on CBS Sports Golazo Network.

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