"The No. 8 seeded Fire failed to take their chances in the opening half, but found their edge early in the second when Brian Gutiérrez finished off a nice team move, settling a cross from the right side and sending a low half-volley past Orlando's Pedro Gallese to give his side the lead. Eight minutes later, Hugo Cuypers doubled the lead for the home side"
"as he stayed on top of a loose ball in the area and managed to block Gallese's attempted clearance right into the back of the net. Cuypers put the game to bed soon after, picking up a pass from Philip Zinckernagel and smashing a shot through the outstretched arms of Gallese. Tyrese Spicer scored a consolation goal for the visitors in the 89th minute, but a comeback was out of reach at that point for No. 9-seed Orlando."
Chicago Fire returned to the MLS postseason for the first time since 2017, defeating Orlando City 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Wild Card. Brian Gutiérrez opened the scoring early in the second half with a low half-volley after a right-side team move. Hugo Cuypers added a second by redirecting a blocked clearance into the net and later finished off a pass from Philip Zinckernagel with a powerful shot past Pedro Gallese. Tyrese Spicer scored a late consolation for Orlando in the 89th minute. The Fire advance to a best-of-three series against the Supporters' Shield-winning Philadelphia Union.
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