Overview
- Chicago Fire thrashed Sporting Kansas City 5-0 at Soldier Field on Saturday, moving to 5-2-2 for 17 points.
- Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers scored two each, and Maren Haile-Selassie added a goal with an assist.
- The first goal followed a handball penalty when John Pulskamp saved Cuypers' spot kick, only for Zinckernagel to put in the rebound.
- Cuypers raised his team lead to eight goals and extended his scoring run to a club-record six straight MLS matches.
- Chicago had 69% possession and an 18-7 shot edge, logged a fifth clean sheet, and left SKC at 1-7-1 with a third straight shutout and an MLS-worst minus-18 goal differential.