Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored a goal in each half and Cincinnati ran its winning streak to four with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Soldier Field.
Evander staked Cincinnati (6-2-1) to a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute with an assist from Sergio Santos. His second goal — and sixth in his first season with the club — came in the 71st minute with an assist from Luca Orellano for a 3-1 lead.
Hugo Cuypers pulled the Fire (3-3-3) even at 1-1 in the 31st minute when he took a pass from Jonathan Bamba and scored his sixth of the season. Bamba’s assist was his fourth.
Cincinnati grabbed the lead for good when Santos fed rookie Kévin Denkey for a score in the 42nd minute for a 2-1 halftime advantage. It was the fourth goal for Denkey.
Brian Gutiérrez capped the scoring for the Fire in the 85th minute with a penalty-kick goal. The PK was awarded after Andrew Gutman was fouled by Miles Robinson. It was the third goal this season for Gutiérrez.
Chris Brady finished with five saves for the Fire, who are 0-2-2 in the last four matches and haven’t won since a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on March 22.
Roman Celentano saved two shots for Cincinnati, which leads the all-time series 6-4-3 after improving to 4-1-1 at Soldier Field.