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Fire fall to L.A. Galaxy, 2-1, in exhibition action

March 6, 2007 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


CARSON, Calif. (March 6, 2007) - Chris Albright came off the bench to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer (MLS) exhibition play from the Home Depot Center. The Fire are 1-1 on their west coast trip, having defeated Chivas USA on Saturday.

Albright's left-footed laser from 35 yards out provided the decisive goal in the 66th minute. Albright, who had entered the game just minutes earlier, trapped a loose ball in traffic and launched a low shot that snuck inside the far post.

The Fire staked an early lead on a successful Chris Rolfe penalty kick in the 14th minute. Rolfe registered his first preseason goal by going high and to the left of goalkeeper Joe Cannon.

Los Angeles evened the contest in the 22nd minute when Josh Gardner's free kick found Tyrone Marshall deep in the box, who headed a shot past goalkeeper Matt Pickens.

"I don't think we looked real sharp," stated Fire coach Dave Sarachan. "But as I've said before, we're not so much concerned about game results, it's more about our ball movement, possession and conditioning. We're working with different combinations and getting our timing down, you can always draw positives from a match like this."

Chicago (4-3-1) takes on UCLA this Friday (March 9) at 10:00 a.m. PT at the HDC before flying home that night.

Notes: Coach Sarachan kept his starting XI intact from the Chivas game ... Wednesday marks the one-month countdown to the Fire's season opener against New England (April 7) at TOYOTA PARK.

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