Estrada, Johnson help Sounders beat Fire

Michael Gspurning extended his shutout streak to 337 minutes before allowing a late goal, and David Estrada and Eddie Johnson scored in the Seattle Sounders’ 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.

Seattle improved to 4-1-1 with its sixth straight victory on the road going back to last season. The road winning streak is one off the MLS record held by Los Angeles and D.C. United. Chicago dropped to 2-2-2.

Estrada opened the scoring in the 39th minute. His low kick caromed off Fire defender Arne Friedrich and past goalkeeper Sean Johnson. Johnson made it 2-0 in the 67th minute. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado half-fanned from 8 yards out, and Johnson ran up and finished it off.

Chicago’s Marco Pappa scored in the 89th minute, curling a corner kick in off the left post to end Gspurning’s shutout streak.

Pappa appeared to have tied it at 1 in the 63rd minute, but two Chicago players were ruled offside, including Dominic Oduro, who collided with Gspurning as Pappa’s shot flew by.

Gspurning’s last big save came on Jalil Alibaba’s point-blank stop in the sixth minute of extra time. A shoving match after the final whistle was broken up with no punches thrown.