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Chicago Fire beat 10-man New York City FC, Rapids draw with FC Dallas

David Accam scored an early first-half goal and the Chicago Fire beat 10-man New York City FC 1-0 on Friday night.

Chicago won its third straight game, while NYCFC had its winless streak reach six.

Accam capitalized on a defensive mistake in the 20th minute. NYCFC backup goalkeeper Ryan Meara came out of his area to prevent the ball from going out of bounds, but he mishandled it and Accam dribbled back to an empty net.

Accam put pressure on NYCFC's defense for most of the game. He was taken down from behind on a breakaway in the 23rd minute, which sent Andrew Jacobson off the field with a red card. He also curled a shot off the post in the first half and forced quality saves by Meara in the 63rd and 83rd minutes.

Meara started in place of Josh Saunders who was suspended one game Thursday for a high foot against Portland.

Nick LaBrocca scored in the 79th minute and the Colorado Rapids tied 10-man FC Dallas 1-1 on Friday night.

Colorado ended its long winless and scoreless streaks 14 days ago with a 4-0 victory at Dallas (4-2-2).

LaBrocca's equalizer was a collaborative effort. Lucas Pittinari chipped a ball to the edge of the 6-yard box and Dillon Powers redirected it in front of goal. LaBrocca beat goalkeeper Dan Kennedy to the loose ball and slid it in before the two collided.

Dallas opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Mauro Diaz capped Fabian Castillo's skilled individual effort. Castillo dribbled down the right sideline, zigzagged through the defense in the penalty box with two stunning cutbacks and found Diaz at the far post.

FC Dallas played most of the second half a man down after Blas Perez was handed a red card in the 59th minute for a foul against Drew Moor.

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