Dithejane makes debut start while Mbokazi sits out Chicago Fires strong victory

Mbokazi stayed on the bench without appearing, as he received a rest during a contest where Chicago Fire appeared set to prevail over the Western Conferences lowest ranked team.

Chicago Fire maintain third spot in the Eastern Conference, trailing frontrunners Nashville SC by five points.

Dithejane took part in the opening 60 minutes, following three substitute roles for Chicago Fire since joining from TS Galaxy at the years beginning.

This represents the initial instance this season that Mbokazi failed to begin for Chicago Fire, despite rapidly gaining fan favourite acclaim at the side.

At the same time, Bradley Carnells Philadelphia Union dropped to the base of the Eastern Conference after suffering a 2-0 defeat away at Columbus Crew on Saturday.

We had considerable optimism entering the match, yet two mistakes resulted in two goals, essentially deciding the outcome, stated Carnell, with Olwethu Makhanya stationed in central defence.

Philadelphia claimed the summit of the regular season table the previous year, yet they have managed only one success in 10 MLS fixtures this term.