Galaxy’s six-game unbeaten streak ends in loss to struggling Chicago
Hugo Cuypers and Brian Gutiérrez each scored Saturday night to help the Chicago Fire end a nine-game winless skid and beat the Galaxy 2-1.
Chicago (3-8-6) won for the first time since a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo on April 6.
Gutiérrez intercepted a pass near midfield and raced toward the goal before he rolled a shot from 25 yards out that ricocheted off the post before rolling into the net to give the Fire a 2-1 lead in the 61st minute. The 20-year-old Gutiérrez, in his fifth MLS campaign, has four goals this season, matching his career best.
Riqui Puig, 24, has recorded 17 goals and 21 assists in 61 games played (59 starts) across all competitions since joining the Galaxy in August 2022.
The Galaxy (7-3-7) had their six-game unbeaten streak ended and lost for the first time since a 2-0 loss to Austin FC on April 27.
Riqui Puig converted from the penalty spot in the seventh minute to give the Galaxy a 1-0 lead, but Cuypers ran on to a failed clearance attempt and poked a sliding shot into the net from point-blank range to make it 1-1 in the 38th.
Chris Brady had three saves for Chicago. Novak Micovic had two saves for the Galaxy in his second career start.
