Stoke City-bound Juan Agudelo scored the opener as the New England Revolution recorded a 2-0 victory over Chicago Fire in the MLS.

In a quiet first-half it was New England who enjoyed more of the possession but Chicago had the better chances of the two sides.

Mike Magee found space inside the box following a good passing move but his effort struck the woodwork.

The forward had another opportunity to open the scoring just moments when he fired an effort straight at New England goalkeeper Matt Reis.

Kelyn Rowe had the best chance for the hosts in the first half but his powerful effort from outside the area was well blocked by Sean Johnson.

Agudelo scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute when he collected a pass from Chris Tierney before rifling the ball past a helpless Johnson.

The Revolution should have extended their lead when Chad Barrett tamely directed an effort at goal, but it was Rowe who had the last say as he stroked home his side's second goal in the final minute.