John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored as the Fire advance to the Eastern Conference final with a 2-0 win over the New England Revolution at Toyota Park.
The Fire entered the match trailing in the two-game, total-goal semifinals series after a 2-1 defeat at New England on Sunday.
The Fire will host Real Salt Lake, which beat Columbus 4-2 on aggregate two days ago, next Saturday.
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Logan Pause hugs John Thorrington after his goal. (AP / Jim Prisching)
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