Overview
- Chicago Fire defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in a postponed MLS fixture with goals from Jonathan Bamba, Philip Zinckernagel and Maren Haile-Selassie while Mathias Laborda pulled one back for Vancouver.
- Both former Bayern stars started on the bench; Thomas Müller was brought on at halftime but could not change the result and Robert Lewandowski entered late in the second half.
- Lewandowski produced the decisive unselfish moment by supplying the pre-assist that led to Haile-Selassie’s 88th-minute goal.
- The loss trimmed Vancouver’s lead in the Western Conference to three points and begins a five-match road run that could shape their late-season momentum.
- The fixture had been postponed from July because of regional wildfires and Lewandowski was available after skipping a Poland Nations League match.