Substitute Derrick Etienne scored twice in a 12-minute span of the second half, and Cucho Hernández delivered the game-winner in his debut as the Columbus Crew rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday at Soldier Field.
Etienne cut a two-goal deficit in half in the 63rd minute and scored the equalizer in the 75th for the Crew (6-5-7).
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Hernández, a 23-year-old Columbian who played for England’s Watford in the Premier League, joined the team after the Crew agreed to pay a club-record transfer fee of just more than $10 million. Hernández paid immediate dividends with a goal in the 83rd minute, giving the Crew three points.
Rafael Czichos scored in the 29th minute and Chris Mueller found the net in the 41st to stake the Fire (4-10-5) to a 2-0 halftime lead. The Fire are 2-10-2 in their last 14 matches.
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The Fire outshot the Crew 13-9 and had a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.
