CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kacper Przybyłko scored two goals to lead the Chicago Fire to a 3-2 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday.
Yordy Reyna staked Charlotte to a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the match. The Fire (8-10-6) answered with back-to-back goals from Przybylko and Federico Navarro three minutes apart to grab a 2-1 lead in the 24th minute.
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Charlotte (9-13-2) pulled even on Karol Swiderski’s goal in the 45th minute.
The Fire took the lead for good on a Przybylko’s second goal in the 52nd minute — his team-leading fifth of the season. Xherdan Shaqiri had an assist on the winning goal as the Fire improved to 4-0-1 in their last five matches to move past Charlotte in the standings.
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Gabriel Slonina, the Addison native who will be leaving the Fire after the season to join Chelsea of the Premier League, had three saves. Kristijan Kahlina stopped five shots for Charlotte. The Fire outshot Charlotte 14-12 with an 8-5 edge in shots on goal.
