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Chicago Fire end barren run by edging DC United

Mike Magee is on target as the Chicago Fire end a three-game winless streak with a 2-0 success against DC United.

By Liam Power, Reporter

Published: June 3 2013 | 00:13

Last updated: June 3 2013 | 09:50

The Chicago Fire have ended a run of three games without victory tonight, earning a hard-fought 2-0 home win over DC United in the MLS.

Chicago started brightly and broke the deadlock after nine minutes, benefiting from a huge slick of luck in the early stages to claim an early advantage.

A Fire free kick lofted into the penalty area bounced off United defender Nick DeLeon and looped into the top corner for a bizarre own goal.

Both sides then missed good chances to score as Mike Magee, Patrick Nyarko and Carlos Ruiz all failed to convert from close range.

Just before the break United struck the woodwork as Dwayne De Rosario's effort from distance came crashing back off the crossbar.

Wasteful finishing continued in the second half as the match remained finely poised going into the closing stages.

Five minutes from time Chicago doubled their advantage to seal the precious three points through Magee, who sent a shot safely into the bottom left corner from close range.

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1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
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13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
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9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
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