Fire tally late to knot New York City FC, 1-1

Fabian Herbers pounded a deflected strike past goalkeeper Luis Barraza in the 75th minute and the Chicago Fire salvaged a 1-1 tie with visiting New York City FC on Saturday night.

Herbers' first goal of 2023 in the opener for Chicago (0-0-1, 1 point) matched his total in all of 2022 for a Fire side that scored only 39 times, the second-lowest number in MLS last season.

And the midfielder's strike came on a night when th