MLS Cup: DC 2, Chicago 2 (2-3) - Fire advance

Two first-half goals, two minutes apart, allowed the FIre to knock DC United out of the MLS Cup tournament with a 3-2 aggregate score Thursday night at RFK Stadium.

Chad Barrett started the Fire in the 31st minute and Chris Rolfe added the second, his second of the tournament. DC managed two second-half goals from Clyde Simms and 2006 MLS MVP Christian Gomez, but the League champions (Supporters' Shield) were unable to overcome the aggregate deficit, created by their 1-0 Game 1 loss in Chicago.

The Fire now advance to the next round where they will face the winner of New York v. New England, a series even at 0-0 after Game 1. New England host the Red Bulls on Saturday.

Scoring:
CHI -- Chad Barrett 1 (Calen Carr 1) 31
CHI -- Chris Rolfe 2 (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 1, Calen Carr 2) 33
DC -- Clyde Simms 1 (Rod Dyachenko 1, Christian Gomez 1) 69
DC -- Christian Gomez 1 (Rod Dyachenko 2) 74

Discipline:
CHI -- Gonzalo Segares (caution; Reckless Foul) 54
DC -- Devon McTavish (caution; Reckless Foul) 61
DC -- Troy Perkins (caution; Reckless Foul) 63
CHI -- Matt Pickens (caution; Delaying a Restart) 93+
DC -- Rod Dyachenko (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 94+