The Chicago Fire attack broke out in a big way Wednesday night at SeatGeek Stadium.
The squad's home rout of the New England Revolution saw a first half brace from forward Nemanja Nikolić followed up by a Brandt Bronico banger and capped with first-ever Fire goals from midfielders Nico Gaitán and Przemysław Frankowski.
When the final whistle sounded, the Fire's 5-0 scoreline marked the 11th time in Club history that the team had put up at least five goals on an opponent in a single match. The last time the Men in Red accomplished the feat was nearly five years ago to the date, when Harry Shipp recorded a hat trick in a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Red Bulls.
Check out the full list of occasions in the table below:
| All-time matches scoring 5+ goals (1998-present) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | |||
May 23, 1998 | Colorado Rapids | W, 5-0 | |||
June 11, 1998 | San Jose Earthquakes | W, 5-2 | |||
Aug. 8, 1999 | Colorado Rapids | W, 5-0 | |||
April 28, 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W, 5-1 | |||
July 4, 2001 | Sporting Kansas City | W, 7-0 | |||
June 2, 2002 | Columbus Crew SC | W, 5-4 | |||
Aug. 14, 2002 | Sporting Kansas City | W, 5-1 | |||
June 4, 2005 | Chivas USA | W, 5-2 | |||
Oct. 23, 2008 | New York Red Bulls | W, 5-2 | |||
May 10, 2014 | New York Red Bulls | W, 5-4 | |||
May 8, 2019 | New England Revolution | W, 5-0 | |||
The Fire are back at home on Saturday night when Minnesota United FC visits the Windy City for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+ (TICKETS).
