MLS Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire Fall 2-1 to New England Revolution

September 7, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014) - The Chicago Fire (5-7-14, 29 points) fell 2-1 to the New England Revolution (12-12-3, 39 points) on Sunday evening at Gillette Stadium. Sanna Nyassi opened scoring in the 28th minute but the Revolution scored two goals from Diego Fagundez and Charlie Davies to come from behind and take the full three points.

The Men in Red return home and host Toronto FC at Toyota Park on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. CT (My50/TWCSC Wisconsin/La Ley 107.9 FM) for Latin American Heritage Night presented by La Buena Salud Es Vivir. Tickets for the match are available via Ticketmaster, www.chicago-fire.com or by calling 1-888-MLS-FIRE.

Quotes:

Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop

"We're a weird team. We do everything right tactically in the first half, shutting down their main players, we're dangerous on counter attacks, but we gave up a silly goal before halftime and we let them right back in the match. That's the frustrating part right now; we don't play the complete 90 minutes right now. We have to find a way to be consistent for 90 minutes every match and we're not quite there yet. It's a bit frustrating but the guys give me everything they have and I can't ask for anything else. Absolutely, Sean (Johnson)'s been good all season for us and tonight was no different. He did it last week when Dallas had a break away and he came up with a great save and we ended up winning the game." Chicago Fire forward Sanna Nyassi

"I think all in all, it was a good game all around. I think we did everything right. It was just a breakaway that we thought it was offside but the guy was on. But other than that, I think we had a good game. Defensively, we were organized, and offensively. It feels good (to have scored), but we still got to finish all our chances that we create. It would have been 2-2 if I would have scored all the chances that hit the post, so we have to be clinical up front." Chicago Fire midfielder Razvan Cocis

"First of all, (the transition from Europe) was everything I wanted. I might not be that happy right now because we just lost, but I am really happy in general. I really like Chicago, the team, and all the conditions provided. Right now, the most important thing is to focus on the rest of the season and make sure we make the playoffs. I thought we played well the first half. If things played our way we could have scored again and made it 2-0. We were winning the whole half, and then the goal got scored on us at the end of the half. We left Diego (Fagundez) open at the far post and he put it away cleanly. It could have easily been prevented if we marked him better. At halftime, we thought that we could go back out there the second half and continue the same game plan that we had, but we were thrown off our game by that goal. Our main priority was to end the first half on a positive note. Although we sat back quite a bit and we didn't have possession, I thought that we went up with numbers and were able to have a few good counterattacks. It was the same system we played the last few games. I thought it worked well in Toronto and at home in Dallas. I think we have to take the positives from the first half and keep building on that. If we fix the problems that we saw in the second half and stick to our game plan, I think we can be really effective in this formation."

Notes:

- With the loss, the Fire move to 21-18-10 all-time against the Revolution in regular season play, and 9-13-3 in matches played on the road.

- Patrick Nyarko returned to MLS action for the first time since suffering a knee sprain in the 59th minute of the Fire's match against Sporting Kansas City on May 18.

- Sanna Nyassi's strike in the 28th minute was his first goal since joining the Fire in a trade with the Montreal Impact on July 29.

- Bakary Soumare's yellow card in the 58th minute was his fifth of the season. Soumare will serve a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation in the Fire's next match against Toronto FC on Sept. 13.

- The Men in Red have at least one game in hand over each of the five Eastern Conference teams currently in playoff position. The Fire are seven points behind the Columbus Crew and Philadelphia Union, who currently hold the fourth and fifth spots.

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