Analysis & player ratings: Fire 1-3 Union
Three goals from three sweet strikes and it could have been more as the Union offense began to click against Chicago.
Three goals from three sweet strikes and it could have been more as the Union offense began to click against Chicago.
A three-goal outburst from the Union attack was enough to help the visitors play spoiler, knocking off Chicago 3-1 on Wednesday night at Toyota Park.
Chicago has risen through the ranks by beating the stuffing out of the bottom half of the Eastern Conference. The Union have holed up in the lower depths for the entire 2012 campaign. Can they turn Wednesday night into a preview of 2013? Or will the Fire rise?
The Union are 2-3-1 against Chicago all time. We’ve got all of the match stats, highlights from our match reports and analysis, video highlights, and more.
The Union have been slipping following their first bounce under John Hackworth. James Scharnitz wonders what happened to the summer hot streak.
The Union were sloppy and unnecessarily passive in falling 3-1 to the visiting Fire.
The Union lost their focus, and the match, in a 13 minute period on Sunday night, falling at home to Chicago Fire 3-1.
The Fire have been bad on the road, the Union have been good at home. Can the PPL Park crowd lift their team to another home win?
Dan Gargan may have drawn attention with his video directing last week, but his play has impressed as well. The Chestnut Hill Academy alum and Chicago Fire right back headlines this week’s Philadelphians Abroad after his club knocked off the Union last week. PSP also rounds up how other local products fared in the pros over the last week.
It was another case of new formation, new tactics, same result for the slumping Union, who return home to face the Le Toux-led Whitecaps without a point to their name after three matches.
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