A Point Earned in Harrison
The New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire met at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, producing a 1‑1 draw that halted a two‑game slide for the Red Bulls and denied the Fire a seventh consecutive win.
Chicago opened the scoring in the 45th minute when Maren Haile‑Selassie curled a right‑footed shot from the top left of the box after a quick four‑pass move, giving the visitors a halftime lead.
After the break, Red Bulls head coach Michael Bradley made several substitutions, bringing on Cade Cowell, Mohammed Sofo, Mijar Jimenez, Jorge Ruvalcaba and Jahkeele Marshall‑Rutty, while Chicago introduced Matthew Dos Santos and other fresh legs.
The equaliser arrived in the 86th minute when Cameron Harper, who had replaced Julian Hall earlier in the half, finished a swift attack to level the score, ending a 259‑minute drought and a two‑match winless streak for the Red Bulls.
The crowd’s energy spiked when Robert Lewandowski entered the game in the 65th minute, swapping places with Philip Zinckernagel, adding a brief flash of star power to the contest.
Despite a late chance from Chicago’s Jonathan Bamba, whose shot was saved by Ethan Horvath in the 71st minute, the match ended level, leaving the Red Bulls eighth in the Eastern Conference with 26 points and the Fire sixth with 36.