Match Recap
New England Revolution edged Chicago Fire 1-0 at home, with Matt Polster settling it in the 26th minute. It's a tight margin that tells the bigger story: these two sides are separated by a single point in the Major League Soccer table, New England sitting third on 49 to Chicago's fourth-place 48, and both arrive on mixed recent form, the Revolution's WLLWW against the Fire's LWWWL. Historically this fixture has gone every way, New England holding just one win, one draw and one loss in their last three meetings with Chicago, so a one-goal decider fits the pattern rather than breaking it. Polster's strike proved to be the only moment of real quality in a game that stayed level everywhere else on the stat sheet, and it was enough to tip the race for playoff positioning New England's way for now. Chicago will have chances to respond before the table settles. Watch how Polster's 26th-minute finish unfolds in the highlights below.
