Francisco Calvo scored one of the stranger equalizers you will see two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and the Chicago Fire salvaged a 3-3 draw with D.C. United on Wednesday night at Audi Field after giving back an early two-goal lead.
CJ Sapong and Djordje Mihailovic also scored early for the Fire, who moved a point above Toronto FC into seventh place and above the playoff line in the Eastern Conference.
Calvo's Costa Rican compatriot Ulises Segura scored his first career MLS brace to pull D.C. level, and Luciano Acosta put the hosts ahead briefly in the 81st minute on a second goal set up by a tantalizing delivery from right back Leonardo Jara.
But after a late effort was blocked by a D.C. defender, Bastian Schweinsteiger reached the deflection and sent a hopeful, looping first-time ball toward the penalty spot. Calvo beat goalkeeper Bill Hamid to it and headed it home before Hamid clattered into him.
Goals
- 12 - CHI - CJ Sapong | WATCH
- 14' - CHI - DJordje Mihailovic | WATCH
- 44 - DC - Ulises Segura | WATCH
- 61' - DC - Ulises Segura | WATCH
- 81' - DC - Luciano Acosta | WATCH
- 90'+2' - CHI - Francisco Calvo | WATCH
Three Things
MOMENT OF THE MATCH:
Sometimes there are occasions that remind you that, as serious as it feels, this is just a game in the end. One of those came in the 68th minute, when
Chris Odoi-Atsem
exited to an emotional ovation after playing his first match since battling Hodgkins Lymphoma into remission.
Up Next
- DC: Saturday, June 1 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (8 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in the US, MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada)
- CHI: Saurday, June 1 at Atlanta United (6 pm ET | UniMas, Twitter, MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada)