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08/16 19:43 CDT Dje D'Avilla shines early to help Fire spoil debut of Timbers
coach Mart Cifuentes in 2-1 victory
Dje D'Avilla shines early to help Fire spoil debut of Timbers coach Mart
Cifuentes in 2-1 victory
CHICAGO (AP) --- Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes
and the Chicago Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Mart
Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night.
D'Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute
and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give
Chicago a 2-0 lead.
Defender Andrew Gutman also had an assist --- his fourth --- on Lod's fourth
netter. Maren Haile-Selassie notched his seventh assist on D'Avilla's goal ---
one off his career high.
Defender Finn Surman used his head in the 85th minute to score his first career
goal in 51 appearances and cut it 2-1. Defender Brandon Bye earned his third
assist this season and Ariel Lassiter, a second-half substitute, was credited
with his fourth.
Chris Brady totaled one save for Chicago (10-6-2).
James Pantemis stopped two shots for Portland (7-9-3), which made it's first
trip to the Windy City in eight years. Neither keeper had a save in the first
half.
The Fire moved into third place in the Eastern Conference with the victory.
Cifuentes is the Timbers' fifth head coach.
Up next
Timbers: Host San Diego FC on Wednesday.
Fire: At Orlando City on Wednesday.
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