The Chicago Fire closed out an unbeaten slate of preseason competitions when they defeated defending MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers, host of the 2016 Simple Invitational, by a 2-0 score at Providence Park Saturday.
Watch a replay of the match in its entirety in the video player above.
Chicago Fire: Matt Lampson, Michael Harrington, Johan Kappelhof, Joao Meira (Razvan Cocis 72), Jonathan Campbell, Brandon Vincent, ^John Goossens (Michael Stephens 81), Matt Polster ©, ^Arturo Alvarez (Joey Calistri 72), Kennedy Igboananike (Collin Fernandez 88), Gilberto (Rodrigo Ramos 88).
Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey, Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Jermaine Taylor, Zarek Valentin (Jack McInerney 75), Diego Chara, Diego Valeri ©, Darlington Nagbe, Dairon Asprilla (Ned Grabavoy 70), Lucas Melano, Fanendo Adi.
CHICAGO FIRE -- 2016 SIMPLE INVITATIONAL
All matches are carried live via Chicago-Fire.com
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Be there for the 2016 Chicago Fire season opener presented by CSN Chicago when the Fire host New York City FC on Sunday, March 6. Single-game, Group and Season Tickets are now available by visiting the Tickets page at Chicago-Fire.com or by calling 888-MLS-FIRE. You can also catch the action live on Comcast SportsNet Chicago with coverage beginning at Noon Central.
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