"CHESTER, Pa. -- Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout after the Philadelphia Union blew a two-goal lead late and the top-seeded Union beat the Chicago Fire FC on Sunday in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs. Chicago goalkeeper Chris Brady had a save on a shot by Mikael Uhre as the match moved directly to PKs after a 2-2 draw in regulation, but Andre Blake answered on a shot by former teammate Jack Elliott."
"Francis Westfield and Milan Iloski had goals for Philadelphia in the next two rounds, while Brian Gutiérrez and Hugo Cuypers scored for Chicago. Tai Baribo gave the Union a 5-4 lead and Bueno drilled the winner after Joel Waterman clanked his shot off the crossbar. Indiana Vassilev got assists from Uhre and Iloski to find the net in the 70th minute for a 1-0 lead."
Jesús Bueno converted the decisive penalty as Philadelphia advanced after a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire FC. Indiana Vassilev opened the scoring in the 70th minute with assists from Mikael Uhre and Milan Iloski, and Iloski added a second five minutes later for a 2-0 lead. Jonathan Bamba and Jack Elliott scored to level the match, with Elliott equalizing in stoppage time. Sergio Oregel received a straight red card late, and the game went to penalties, where Tai Baribo converted and Bueno drilled the winner; Andre Blake finished with three saves.
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