Match ends, D.C. United 2, Chicago Fire 1.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as his DC United side maintained their play-off push with a 2-1 win over Chicago Fire.
United, who were bottom of the table when Rooney joined in June, are seventh in the Eastern Conference of the MLS.
They are two points behind Montreal Impact with two games in hand, with the top six qualifying for the play-offs.
Rooney levelled against former Manchester United team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger's side and then struck the winner from the penalty spot.
England's record goalscorer has now found the net nine times in 16 games.
DC United had won only two of their first 12 games before Rooney's arrival but have now scored 55 goals, their highest league tally since 2007.
Line-ups
D.C. United
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Hamid
- 7Arriola
- 13Brillant
- 15Birnbaum
- 28Mora
- 4Canouse
- 5Moreno
- 8SeguraSubstituted forStieberat 62'minutes
- 10AcostaSubstituted forDurkinat 90'minutes
- 22AsadSubstituted forDeLeonat 87'minutes
- 9Rooney
Substitutes
- 11Mattocks
- 12Ellis
- 14DeLeon
- 18Stieber
- 20Robinson
- 21Durkin
- 48Worra
Chicago Fire
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Cleveland
- 25Corrales
- 4Kappelhof
- 31SchweinsteigerBooked at 90mins
- 3Vincent
- 6McCarty
- 13Bronico
- 10Katai
- 14MihailovicSubstituted forde Leeuwat 45'minutes
- 7EdwardsSubstituted forHaslerat 77'minutes
- 23NikolicSubstituted forMovsisyanat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Movsisyan
- 8de Leeuw
- 16Campbell
- 20Johnson
- 21Gordon
- 22Hasler
- 45Sánchez
- Referee:
- Ismail Elfath
- Attendance:
- 20,064
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, Chicago Fire 1.
Booking
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
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Bill Hamid (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Dangerous play by Yura Movsisyan (Chicago Fire).
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Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Russell Canouse.
Substitution
Substitution, D.C. United. Christopher Durkin replaces Luciano Acosta.
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Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Russell Canouse.
Substitution
Substitution, D.C. United. Nick DeLeon replaces Yamil Asad.
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Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Luciano Acosta (D.C. United).
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Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Yamil Asad (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire).
Goal!
Goal! D.C. United 2, Chicago Fire 1. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty D.C. United. Júnior Moreno draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution
Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nicolas Hasler replaces Raheem Edwards.
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Frederic Brillant (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yura Movsisyan (Chicago Fire).