Chicago Fire earn their 1st win of the season, beating Inter Miami 3-2 on Kei Kamara’s stoppage-time goal

Chicago Fire earn their 1st win of the season, beating Inter Miami 3-2 on Kei Kamara’s stoppage-time goal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kei Kamara scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, rallying the Chicago Fire to their first win of the season, a 3-2 road victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.

The Fire (1-1-2) grabbed a 2-0 lead on goals from Chris Mueller and Carlos Terán. Mueller found the net in the 30th minute — with assists from Kacper Przybyłko and Brian Gutiérrez — and Terán added an unassisted score eight minutes later.

Inter Miami (2-3-0) pulled within a goal when Franco Negri scored in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Jean Mota notched an assist. Negri and Bryce Duke had assists on Nicolás Stefanelli’s equalizer in the 76th minute.

Gutiérrez and Javier Casas assisted on Kamara’s match-winner. Chris Brady had five saves for the Fire, while Drake Callender made two saves for Miami.

The Fire earned the first road win in five all-time meetings between the clubs. Miami entered play with two straight clean sheets at home and six wins in its last seven home matches.

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