Villa, Brillant help lift NYCFC past Fire

NEW YORK » David Villa and Frederic Brillant scored minutes apart early in the second half and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday to extend its home unbeaten streak to seven games.

Sean Johnson had a seasonhigh seven saves for New York City (11-6-4), which has scored in a franchise-record 21 consecutive home matches.

Villa opened the scoring in the 47th minute, putting away a volley, off a feed from Jonathan Lewis, from just outside the top of the box. Moments later, Brillant headed home the rebound of his own header to make it 2-0. Maximiliano Moralez played a cross, off a set piece, into the area and Brillant’s header was stopped by Matt Lampson, but Brillant’s putback a diving header found the back of the net. RED BULLS 3, UNITED 0 » At Minneapolis, Daniel Royer had a goal and an assist and the New York Red Bulls beat Minnesota United. New York (10-8-2) has won three consecutive road matches for the first time since 2013 and three in a row overall.