Ghana striker Patrick Nyarko scores as Chicago Fire draw 3-3 at Philadelphia Union; David Accam unused sub

Published on: 17 August 2015
Ghana striker Patrick Nyarko scores as Chicago Fire draw 3-3 at Philadelphia Union; David Accam unused sub
Patrick Nyarko celebrating his goal for Chicago Fire.

Ghana striker Patrick Nyarko scored as Chicago Fire drew 3-3 at Philadelphia Union on Sunday while compatriot David Accam was an unused substitute.

Chicago seized an early lead thanks to a trio of lineup changes from their match against the Union earlier in the week.

Jason Johnson sprung Patrick Nyarko down the sideline with a weighted pass and the Ghanaian winger swung a cross in front of the goal.

Igboananike found a gap between a pair of Union defenders and tapped home the finish.

The Union leveled just past the 20-minute mark on a corner kick. Cristian Maidana whipped in the cross and Fernando Aristeguieta beat his mark to volley to knot the game at 1-1.

Philadelphia went ahead a half-hour through the first half. This time, Maidana slid a pass to Fabinho on a counter attack.

The left back dribbled into the box and hit a shot that deflected off Fire defender Lovel Palmer and into the back of the net.

Nyarko and Igboananike linked up again in the 54th minute to bring the sides level. This time, it was Igboananike feeding Nyarko in front of the goal. The Nigerian forward took a pass inside the box, turned and beat his defender to create enough space to send a pass to Nyarko. Nyarko didn’t waste his chance, redirecting the ball into the net from the doorstep for his second goal of the season.

Philadelphia netted what they thought would be the game-winner in the 90th minute. Sebastien Le Toux took a pass from Maidana on a counter and sent a shot through Palmer’s legs and into the goal.

However, the Fire showed resiliency with a stoppage-time equalizer moments later. Michael Stephens sent a through ball toward the end line, allowing Harry Shipp to run onto the pass and float a cross toward the near post.

Magee trapped the cross and deftly flicked a pass across the goal to an open Igboananike, who crushed his shot into the roof of the net to earn his side a road point.

The goals were Igboananike’s third and fourth of the season.

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