Toronto
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Chicago Fire

Earnshaw (23')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Duka (20')

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Chicago Fire held to draw at Toronto FC

Robert Earnshaw scores as Toronto FC hold Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw at BMO Field.

By Michael Penkman, Reporter | 12 September 2013

Chicago Fire have missed the chance to jump into a playoff spot in the MLS Eastern Conference after being held to a 1-1 draw at Toronto FC.

The visitors went ahead in the 20th minute when Dilly Duka stabbed Chris Rolfe's lofted through-ball past Joe Bendik.

However, that lead lasted just three minutes thanks to former Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion striker Robert Earnshaw.

The Welsh international was lurking at the back post when Bobby Convey's cross found its way through a ruck of players, and he kept his composure to finally end his goalscoring drought.

Neither side was able to find a winner before the final whistle, meaning that the Fire are now one point behind New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo.

Meanwhile, the Canadian outfit are in ninth place, nine points behind Columbus Crew.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	14	8	4	2	35	20	15	28
2	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	13	8	3	2	16	10	6	27
3	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	13	6	5	2	24	19	5	23
4	New York City FC NY City	13	6	2	5	16	15	1	20
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	13	6	2	5	14	13	1	20
6	Toronto	13	6	1	6	16	19	-3	19
7	Columbus Crew	12	4	6	2	16	12	4	18
8	DC United	13	4	5	4	20	23	-3	17
9	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	12	3	5	4	22	21	1	14
10	Nashville SC Nashville	12	3	5	4	16	19	-3	14
11	Orlando City	12	3	4	5	14	20	-6	13
12	Atlanta United Atlanta	12	3	3	6	16	15	1	12
13	CF Montreal Montreal	12	3	3	6	16	26	-10	12
14	Chicago Fire	13	2	4	7	12	23	-11	10
15	New England Revolution New England	11	2	1	8	9	22	-13	7

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	13	7	4	2	22	11	11	25
2	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	11	6	3	2	19	13	6	21
3	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	13	6	3	4	24	19	5	21
4	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	13	5	6	2	25	21	4	21
5	Colorado Rapids Colorado	13	6	3	4	21	18	3	21
6	Austin FC Austin	13	5	4	4	16	15	1	19
7	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	12	5	3	4	18	14	4	18
8	Houston Dynamo Houston	12	5	2	5	11	12	-1	17
9	St Louis City	12	3	7	2	18	17	1	16
10	Seattle Sounders Seattle	13	3	4	6	15	16	-1	13
11	Portland Timbers Portland	13	3	4	6	25	27	-2	13
12	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	12	2	5	5	19	21	-2	11
13	Dallas	11	3	2	6	12	16	-4	11
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	13	3	1	9	22	32	-10	10