Rookie Pineda’s goal gives Fire 2-1 victory over Sounders

Rookie Mauricio Pineda scored in the 84th minute to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday in the MLS is Back tournament.

Pineda caught goalkeeper Stefan Frei off guard after Seattle’s Handwalla Bwana scored in the 77th minute to knot the score at 1-all. Robert Beric’s goal put the Fire up after a scoreless first half. The match was the tournament opener for the Fire.

Portland 2, L.A. Galaxy 1: Jeremy Ebobisse and Sebastián Blanco scored seven minutes apart in the second half as the Timbers opened MLS is Back play with a win late Monday.