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(AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Hugo Kuipers scored two goals in the second half.<\/span>Brian Gutierrez added an extra point, and the Chicago Fire advanced to the wild-card round with a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago will face Supporters&#8217; Shield-winning Philadelphia Union in a first-round best-of-three playoff series. The Fire are in the playoffs for the first time since 2017 under first-year head coach Gregg Berhalter, a former U.S. men&#8217;s national team manager. <\/p>\n<p>Orlando has advanced to the first round in each of the past two playoffs, but has won just one of its last eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve minutes into the second half, Gutierrez and Kuipers each scored for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>In the 48th minute, Gutierrez converted Jonathan Dean&#8217;s cross in front of the goal with his left foot and fired a shot with his right foot.<\/p>\n<p>Kuipers made a hustle play in the 57th inning when he stepped on Pedro Gallese&#8217;s attempted clearance and the ball went into the back of the net for a goal. In the 68th inning, Kuipers scored another point off a pass from Philipp Zinkernagel for a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Tyrese Spicer scored for Orlando in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/orlando-chicago-score-83c3d8941687693d2186f3cbaf0f0535\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) \u2014 Hugo Kuipers scored two goals in the second half.Brian Gutierrez added an extra point, and the Chicago Fire advanced to the wild-card round with a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday night. Chicago will face Supporters&#8217; Shield-winning Philadelphia Union in a first-round best-of-three playoff series. 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