Jonathan Bamba scores 2 goals for Fire in 4-2 win over Rapids

Jonathan Bamba scored two goals, Robert Lewandowski and Puso Dithejane each added a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat the Colorado Rapids 4-2ByThe Associated PressNovember 1, 2026, 12:03 AMCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Jonathan Bamba scored two goals, Robert Lewandowski and Puso Dithejane each added a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat the Colorado Rapids 4-2 on Saturday night. The Fire (16-10-7) have 55 points this season, one behind Miami in the Eastern Conference with a week remaining in the regular season. Lewandowski, on the counter-attack, ran onto a ball played ahead by Philip Zinckernagel near the top of the penalty, cut to evade goalkeeper Nico Hansen, who charged off his line, and scored from point-blank range to give Chicago a 3-2 lead in the 74th minute. Bamba scored a goal in the 41st minute to make it 1-1 at halftime and gave the Fire a 2-1 lead in the 56th, his first multi-goal game in MLS. Morgan Whittaker opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and Paxten Aaronson added a goal in the 58th for Colorado. Whittaker scored a goal for the third consecutive game. The Rapids (12-14-7) had their five-game unbeaten streak snapped. Colorado has 43 points, eight in the Western Conference and one point ahead of 10th-place Real Salt Lake. Dithejane put away a feed from Lewandowski to cap the scoring in the 88th. Popular ReadsChicago: Hosts Columbus next Saturday, the final day of the regular season. Colorado: Plays next Saturday at Dallas. ___See AP’s full MLS coverage hereSponsored Content by Taboola