NEW YORK — Héber Araujo dos Santos scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Sunday.
NYCFC (7-3-2) at least temporarily moved two points ahead of the Philadelphia Union for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Union visited the Portland Timbers on Sunday night. NYCFC began the day in a four-way tie for second with Orlando, Montreal and the New York Red Bulls.
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Johnson, a former Fire goalkeeper (2010-16), didn’t have to make a save until the 90th minute. Jhon Duran got off the lone shot on goal for the Fire (2-6-5), whose winless streak reached nine games since a 2-0-2 start.
NYCFC outshot the Fire 15-10 and had five shots on goal.
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Valentín Castellanos, the defending Golden Boot winner, did not play for NYCFC because of a card-accumulation suspension.
