HARRISON, NJ: Robert Beric scored in the 32nd minute and the Chicago Fire fought off the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night to end a 19-game winless road streak.
A long throw-in from Carlos Teran landed in the middle of three defenders but, after several deflections, Beric found the ball behind the defense and slipped it into the net to help Chicago improve to 6-11-5 .
The Red Bulls (6-10-4) exerted continued pressure down the home stretch and made 20 shots, but Bobby Shuttleworth had just one save for his fifth clean sheet of the season and his 50th shutout in career in the regular season.
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NASHVILLE 2, ATLANTA UNI 0
ATLANTA: Daniel Rio scored just before halftime and Nashville beat Atlanta for their first road win of the season.
Joe Willis made two saves for his ninth shutout in MLS. Willis had a great pass in the lead in overtime that Randall Leal found in an open net, sealing Nashville (8-2-11) victory in the last minute.
Atlanta (6-7-9) enjoyed their four-game winning streak.
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