| Chicago hopes to continue surge at Houston |
Fri Sep 30 16:06:31 2011 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire are the hottest team in Major League Soccer, but they still have work to do just to make the playoffs. Chicago won just two of its first 24 matches this season, but has won five of its last six to surge to within three points of the final postseason berth. After a 3-0 win at Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, the Fire (7-8-15) will try to keep the heat on in the Eastern Conference and the wild-card race against the Houston Dynamo (10-9-12). Amazingly, C |
| RSL, L.A. try to strengthen position for Supporters' Shield |
Fri Sep 30 15:48:42 2011 EST |
| t Seattle Sounders FC, which currently occupies second place with 54 points, Real Salt Lake will need to find its form again. Real Salt Lake has lost two straight matches, a 4-1 loss to D.C. United last Saturday followed by a 3-0 defeat to the Chicago Fire midweek. "Anytime you take negative results, and especially in the fashion that we took these results [against D.C. and Chicago] - to be thumped in both of them - can really affect the confidence," admitted Kreis. Midfielder Ned Grabavoy echoe |
| Pappa hat trick leads Chicago past RSL |
Wed Sep 28 23:33:08 2011 EST |
| Sandy, UT (Sports Network) - A hat trick from Marco Pappa helped the Chicago Fire earn a surprising 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday to keep their playoff hopes alive. Pappa scored twice in the opening half and added a third 15 minutes from time, as the Fire claimed only their second road win of the year. With the win, Chicago (36 points) sits just three points shy of the final wild card playoff spot, currently held by Red Bull New York (39 points). Chicago got off the mark in the 9th m |
| Chicago survives late rally by New England |
Sun Sep 25 18:34:28 2011 EST |
| Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire survived a late rally to claim a 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday. Chicago scored three times inside the opening 30 minutes, as Sebastian Grazzini, Dominic Oduro, and Patrick Nyarko each recorded a goal. Ryan Guy scored twice in stoppage time to put a scare into Chicago's hearts, but the Fire survived to claim their second straight win. Grazzini opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a penalty kick. New England goalkee |
| Angel brace helps Chivas down Toronto |
Sun Sep 25 01:09:42 2011 EST |
| cial win for Chivas, as it aims to stay in the playoff hunt. The Goats sit in seventh place in the Western Conference with 35 points and trail Red Bull New York by four points for the final wild card playoff spot. Toronto remains tied with the Chicago Fire for seventh place in the East with 30 points apiece. Despite a disappointing MLS campaign, it has the CONCACAF Champions League to look forward to, as it hosts Mexican side Pumas on Tuesday. Chivas returns to MLS action on Sunday, Oct. 2 when |
| Houston edges FC Dallas for first road win |
Sat Sep 24 18:27:14 2011 EST |
| on the near side and headed past Dallas goalie Kevin Hartman for his fifth goal with three minutes remaining. Cameron moved into a tie for the team lead in goals this year, and Davis moved into a tie with Los Angeles' David Beckham for the MLS lead with 14 assists. Houston won its second straight and is unbeaten in three games, and visits the Chicago Fire on Oct. 1 in its next match. Dallas will try to snap its slump at the Colorado Rapids on Oct. 1 in a rematch of last season's MLS Cup final. |
| Toronto, Chivas try to keep playoff hopes alive |
Fri Sep 23 16:46:40 2011 EST |
| and Chivas USA meet at The Home Depot Center on Saturday sitting on the outside of the Major League Soccer playoff picture. Through 30 games this season, both teams are in seventh place in their respective conferences. Toronto is tied with the Chicago Fire with 30 points apiece, while Chivas has 32 points in the West. All is still left to play for, as Chivas is just five points adrift the final wild card playoff spot, held by the Portland Timbers with 37 points. While Toronto is also still in th |
| United 'should get three points' against Chivas |
Tue Sep 20 17:15:25 2011 EST |
| aranta on track to return to the starting lineup. Chivas USA has lost four straight and is winless in six in a row, but with 10 playoff spots in the 18-team league, it is also alive in the postseason hunt. However, after a 3-2 loss against the Chicago Fire last weekend, when it went down two goals, tied the match, then lost even with a man advantage, it could mark the beginning of the end with another loss against United. "If we do want to get into the playoffs, if we have any hope of getting in |
| Dynamo come from behind to top 'Quakes |
Sat Sep 17 22:52:45 2011 EST |
| box from the right flank to find Bruin, who one-timed a shot past a diving Jon Busch. Houston (9-9-12) now has 39 points on the year to strengthen its case for a playoff spot, while San Jose (6-11-11) failed to build upon its victory over the Chicago Fire in its last outing, as the 'Quakes remain in eighth place in the West with 29 points from 28 games. The Earthquakes continue their three-match spell away from home next Saturday, as they travel to Dick's Sporting Goods Park to face the Colorad |
| Late Oduro goal lifts Chicago past Chivas |
Sat Sep 17 18:16:44 2011 EST |
| Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - Some late heroics from Dominic Oduro handed the Chicago Fire a dramatic 3-2 win over Chivas USA at Toyota Park on Saturday. After Corey Gibbs and a Juan Pablo Angel own goal had put Chicago in front, Angel and Nick LaBrocca leveled the score for Chivas. But an Oduro goal in the 85th minute sealed the win for the Fire and handed Chivas its fourth straight loss. Gibbs gave Chicago an early lead in the 2nd minute, converting a header off of a corner kick from Seba |
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