BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., April 24 (UPI) -- Baggio Husidic and Peter Lowry found the net Saturday, posting the Chicago Fire to a 2-0 victory over Houston.
Husidic scored in stoppage time at the end of the first half, knocking the rebound of a Tim Ward shot past Houston goalie Pat Onstad from close range for a 1-0 lead.
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The Fire (2-2-1) doubled their advantage in the 69th minute when Lowry scored off a goal line set-up from winger Patrick Nyarko, the second time in two weeks the pair have teamed up for a score.
Pushing and shoving broke out late in the contest, with red-card ejections handed out to Houston's Danny Cruz and Chicago's Krzysztof Krol.
Houston fell to (2-2-1) with the loss.