KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jamar Beasley converted in the match's opening minute and Peter Nowak and Hristo Stoitchkov each scored twice as the Chicago Fire beat the Kansas City Wizards 7-0 Wednesday night, coming within one goal of the MLS record for most in a game.

Sergi Daniv and Eric Wynalda also scored in the first half for the Fire (8-3-3), who scored the most goals in an MLS game this season. Two teams had scored six this season.

The MLS record for goals in a game was set by the Los Angeles Galaxy in an 8-1 victory over the Dallas Burn on June 4, 1998.

Beasley got free off a misplayed header by the Wizards and shot across the right side of the box past Kansas City goalkeeper Bo Oshoniyi 45 seconds into the game for his third goal of the year.

In the seventh minute, Daniv made it 2-0 with an uncontested shot on the right side. Wynalda made it 3-0 with a goal with one minute left in the first half.

In the second half, Nowak scored his third and fourth goals of the year off counterattacks.

With the Wizards (6-9-1) still pushing the ball up, Stoitchkov got two breakaways and converted both in the 83rd and 88th minute.