D'Avilla, Lod score in Fire's victory against visiting Timbers
<p>Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night at Soldier Field.</p><p>D’Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.</p><p>Defender Andrew Gutman also had an assist — his fourth — on Lod's fourth netter. Maren Haile-Selassie notched his seventh assist on D'Avilla's goal — one off his career high.</p><p>Defender Finn Surman used his head in the 85th minute to score his first career goal in 51 appearances and cut it 2-1.
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<p>Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night at Soldier Field.</p><p>D’Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.</p><p>Defender Andrew Gutman also had an assist — his fourth — on Lod's fourth netter. Maren Haile-Selassie notched his seventh assist on D'Avilla's goal — one off his career high.</p><p>Defender Finn Surman used his head in the 85th minute to score his first career goal in 51 appearances and cut it 2-1. Defender Brandon Bye earned his third assist this season and Ariel Lassiter, a second-half substitute, was credited with his fourth.</p><p>Chris Brady totaled one save for Chicago (10-6-2).</p><p>James Pantemis stopped two shots for Portland (7-9-3), which made it's first trip to the Windy City in eight years. Neither keeper had a save in the first half.</p><p>The Fire moved into third place in the Eastern Conference with the victory.</p><p>Cifuentes is the Timbers' fifth head coach.</p><p><b>Up next</b></p><p>Timbers: Host San Diego FC on Wednesday.</p><p>Fire: At Orlando City on Wednesday.</p>
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- <p>Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes and the Fire spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night at Soldier Field.</p><p>D’Avilla picked up his second assist on a goal by Robin Lod in the 9th minute and then scored for the first time this season five minutes later to give Chicago a 2-0 lead.</p><p>Defender Andrew Gutman also had an assist — his fourth — on Lod's fourth netter. Maren Haile-Selassie notched his seventh assist on D'Avilla's goal — one off his career high.</p><p>Defender Finn Surman used his head in the 85th minute to score his first career goal in 51 appearances and cut it 2-1.
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D'Avilla, Lod score in Fire's victory against visiting Timbers
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