CHICAGO (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic scored on the final play of the game to help the Chicago Fire tie Sporting Kansas City 2-2 on Saturday.
Mihailovic beat goalkeeper Tim Melia to an arcing, last-chance volley by Mauricio Pineda from just beyond midfield, cut back to evade a defender and rolled in an empty-netter in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Chicago (5-8-5) has just one loss in its last six games and moved above the playoff line, one point past Atlanta United, into the 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Gadi Kinda slammed home a header from point-blank range in the 83rd minute to give Sporting (9-6-3) a 2-1 lead. Ilie Sánchez redirected a corner kick from Johnny Russell from the near side of the 6-yard box to the far post where Kinda put away the empty-netter. It was Kansas City’s seventh goal off a corner this season, tied with Real Salt Lake for most in MLS.
