Fire goes out with late win over Houston

[MLS: Friday] Frenchman Florent Sinama-Pongolle made sure Chicago did not finish theMLS season with another tie, scoring in stoppage time to give the Fire a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Houston in the 2014 finale for both teams. The game was the 286th and final game for Firemidfielder Logan Pause, who is retiring after 12 seasons and Dominic Kinnear‘s last as Dynamo head coach.

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