D.C. United vs Chicago Fire. American MLS League.
Audi FieldAttendance20,064.
Sunday 7 October 2018 23:02, UK
Wayne Rooney scored two goals as D.C. United rallied in the second half to beat Chicago Fire 2-1 and keep their MLS Cup playoff push going.
A Chicago side featuring Rooney's former Manchester United team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger saw their post-season hopes extinguished long ago, but had visions of a spoiler's role when Raheem Edwards put them 1-0 up in the 51st minute with a fine solo run and finish from inside the penalty area.
With a potentially damaging home defeat looming, United responded. Rooney tapped in his own rebound after a Stefan Cleveland save in the 62nd minute.
Rooney then converted from the penalty spot in the 81st after Junior Moreno, racing into the Fire area chasing a pass from Rooney, was brought down by Johan Kappelhof.
Rooney now has nine goals in 16 matches since arriving in MLS in July.
The 32-year-old striker has produced a late-season surge that has United two points behind Montreal for the sixth and final Eastern Conference play-off berth with two games in hand.
