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04/04 21:48 CDT Philip Zinckernagel, Chris Brady help Fire hand Nashville first
loss with 1-0 victory
Philip Zinckernagel, Chris Brady help Fire hand Nashville first loss with 1-0
victory
CHICAGO (AP) --- Philip Zinckernagel scored 17 seconds into the match and Chris
Brady made it stand up as the Chicago Fire handed Nashville SC its first loss
this season with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night.
Chicago (3-2-1) stunned Nashville (4-1-1) when Zinckernagel used passes from
Jonathan Bamba and Anton Saltros to score for the first time this season. It
was the earliest goal ever scored by the Fire and the 10th fastest in league
history.
Zinckernagel had 15 goals and 15 assists last season, his first in the league.
Bamba's assist was his first after collecting 10 as a newcomer last year.
Saltros earned his first in first season in the league.
Brady saved four shots for Chicago. He has posted three clean sheets and
surrendered just five goals in six starts this season. It was Brady's 23rd
shutout in 98 career starts --- all with the Fire.
Rookie Brian Schwake had two saves for Nashville. He allowed two goals and had
three clean sheets in his first five starts.
Hugo Cuypers had a run of four straight matches with a goal come to an end for
Chicago, which began a stretch of playing five of six matches at Soldier Field.
Nashville swept the Fire last season and had won four in a row in the series
--- three by shutouts. Nashville leads the series 6-2-2.
Up next
Nashville: Visits Charlotte FC on Saturday.
Chicago: Hosts Atlanta United on Saturday.
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