BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- John Thorrington scored two goals to lift the Chicago Fire over the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday.
Thorrington tallied his first goal in the 53rd minute. Tomasz Frankowski sent a shot into the box. The ball deflected off a defender and back into play. Thorrington ran up and shot the ball into the net for a 1-0 lead.
He added his second goal in the 84th minute. Justin Mapp made a run up the left side of the field and crossed the ball to Thorrington, who sent a high ball into the net for a 2-0 lead.
In the 86th minute, Colorado's Tom McManus cut the lead in half, making a shot off a Christian Gomez corner. It was McManus' first goal. Chicago improved to 3-1-1 on the season.
Colorado dropped its second straight match and fell to 2-3-0.
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