First start for Dithejane, but Mbokazi does not feature in big Chicago Fire win

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbokazi-mbekezile/zg795kmf/"]Mbokazi[/a] was an unused substitute as he was rested in a game [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-fire/UwAwNo2E/"]Fire[/a] always looked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chicago-fire-UwAwNo2E/sporting-kansas-city-CURGfJWt/?mid=0f1ax3IP"]likely to win[/a] against the bottom-placed side in the Western Conference.[/p][p]Fire remain in third place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-sc/84yIDQMe/"]Nashville SC[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dithejane-puso/j7xVIm1h/"]Dithejane[/a] played the first hour, having come off the bench three times for Fire since his move from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ts-galaxy/KUDSx8jo/"]TS Galaxy[/a] at the start of the year.[/p][p]It is the first time this season that Mbokazi has not started for Fire, having already earned himself cult status at the club.[/p][embed guid="edcac9f5-d5af-45df-a101-94e5669df994" url="https://x.com/ChicagoFire/status/2048221578383573110?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Meanwhile, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carnell-bradley/z9ZXDy6o/"]Bradley Carnell[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-union/Szrwix67/"]Philadelphia Union[/a] slumped to the bottom of the Eastern Conference as they fell [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/columbus-crew-pQ8rarA7/philadelphia-union-Szrwix67/?mid=8txjzeVs"]2-0[/a] away to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-crew/pQ8rarA7/"]Columbus Crew[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p][b]“We had a lot of hope coming into the game, but two errors led to two goals, and that was pretty much the game,” [/b]said Carnell, who had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makhanya-olwethu/Io2gXoT8/"]Olwethu Makhanya[/a] in central defence.[/p][p]Philadelphia finished top of the regular-season standings last season but have won once in 10 MLS games this campaign.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hlongwane-bongokuhle/byZFCDEh/"]Bongokuhle Hlongwane[/a] started for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-united/zXFxsw2a/"]Minnesota United[/a], but they lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/los-angeles-fc-txUJt9AR/minnesota-united-zXFxsw2a/?mid=YRouIDFD"]1-0[/a] at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]Los Angeles FC[/a], also on Saturday.[/p]