MLS: Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1 (tie)

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Pavel Pardo scored a second-half goal in his MLS debut Wednesday, lifting the Chicago Fire into a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia.

Chicago signed Pardo, a former member of the Mexican national team, during the past week and he produced the tying goal 9 minutes into the second half.

Veljko Paunovic scored for Philadelphia in the 34th minute.

Philadelphia (8-5-8) has only one win in its last five games, but the Union is still just two points behind first-place Columbus in the Eastern Conference.

Chicago is 2-6-13 for the season and tied for last place in the East despite having given up only five more goals than it has scored this year.