Chicago Fire Host Houston Dynamo in 2014 Season Finale
October 20, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
MEN IN RED CONCLUDE 2014 SEASON AT HOME UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
The Chicago Fire (5-10-18, 33 points) welcome the Houston Dynamo (11-16-6, 39 points) to Toyota Park for the final match of the 2014 season on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. CT (NBC Sports Network/107.9 FM La Ley).
Tickets for the match, presented by The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, are available via Ticketmaster, www.Chicago-Fire.com or by calling 888-MLS-FIRE. The first 5,000 fans in the stadium will receive a free pink foam finger.
CHICAGO FIRE vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
- The Fire are 4-8-7 all-time against the Dynamo in regular season play, with a 2-3-4 record in matches played at Toyota Park.
- Fire head coach Frank Yallop will face his former protégé in Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear. In his first season as the head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001, Yallop appointed Kinnear as his assistant coach. With Kinnear on his coaching staff, Yallop and the Earthquakes won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003.
- Fire defenders Patrick Ianni and Lovel Palmer began their MLS careers with the Dynamo.
- After a standout collegiate career at UCLA where he was nominated for the MAC Hermann Trophy Award in his junior season, Ianni was selected eighth overall by the Houston Dynamo in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Ianni made 35 MLS appearances, scored one goal and added one assist while in Houston before he was traded to the Sounders prior to the start of the 2009 season.
- Palmer joined MLS in March 2010 when he was signed by the Houston Dynamo. In one-and-a-half seasons with the Dynamo, Palmer scored three goals and tallied one assist across 45 appearances before he was traded to the Portland Timbers on July 21, 2011.
- In 2000, the Fire acquired current Dynamo defender DaMarcus Beasley from the LA Galaxy. Beasley made 98 regular season appearances for the Men in Red, scoring 14 goals and adding 20 assists. Beasley was a three-time MLS All-Star and won MLS Best XI honors in 2003 before transferring to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in July 2004.
CHICAGO FIRE TO HONOR MIDFIELDER LOGAN PAUSE ON FRIDAY, OCT. 24
Fans are encouraged to enter the stadium early on Friday, Oct. 24 as the Chicago Fire will honor midfielder Logan Pause with both pre and post-game ceremonies.
Friday marks the final match of Pause's professional career. Selected in the third round (24th overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, Pause spent all 12 seasons as a professional soccer player with the Men in Red.
Pause's 12 seasons with the Fire tie him with Cobi Jones (LA Galaxy) and Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids) for second longest continuous tenure with one MLS club behind only Fire Original and current assistant coach C.J. Brown, who played 13 years for the Men in Red.
In 285 MLS matches to date, Pause scored three goals and tallied 11 assists, accumulating only 22 yellow card and was ejected just twice in regular season play.
Pause made 14 post season appearances as the Fire have qualified for the playoffs seven times, reached the conference finals four times and the MLS Cup final once during his tenure.
With six international caps to his name, Pause made his senior national team debut for the United States on July 4, 2009 in a 4-0 win over Grenada in the opening match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Pause featured for the full 90 minutes and notched an assist on Robbie Rogers' goal in the 60th minute of the match.
A member of the Chicago Fire Foundation Board of Directors since 2009, Pause was named the winner of the 2009 MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year for his work in the community.
• Discuss this story on the Major League Soccer message board...
Major League Soccer Stories from October 20, 2014
- Join Heart & Sole of Team Burgundy in the Fight Against Diabetes - Colorado Rapids
- Earthquakes Weekly Update - San Jose Earthquakes
- Real Salt Lake Update - Real Salt Lake
- LA Galaxy Travel to Take on Seattle Sounders FC - LA Galaxy
- Curtain Comes Down on Regular Season with Much to Play for - This Week in MLS - MLS
- Chicago Fire and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System Present Breast Cancer Awar - Chicago Fire FC
- Marcelo Sarvas Nominated for AT&T Goal of the Week - LA Galaxy
- Red Bulls Update: Playoff-Bound New York Wraps up CCL Play, MLS Regular Season - New York Red Bulls
- Dallas Looks for Third Straight Win in Regular Season Finale this Saturday - FC Dallas
- Lee Nguyen Nominated for MLS Goal of the Week - New England Revolution
- New England Revolution Midfielder Lee Nguyen Voted MLS Player of the Week - MLS
- Chivas USA's Season Finale Kickoff Time Rescheduled - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
- Angerer, Sinclair Named to National Team Rosters for Upcoming Friendlies - Portland Timbers
- Chicago Fire Host Houston Dynamo in 2014 Season Finale - Chicago Fire FC
- Pogatetz Provides Crucial Cover for Crew in Win over New York - Columbus Crew SC
- LA Galaxy Rue Second-Half Collapse against Seattle - LA Galaxy
- LA Galaxy Announce 2014 Team Awards - LA Galaxy
- Sounders FC Rally for 2-2 Tie with LA Galaxy - Seattle Sounders FC
- LA Galaxy Surrender Two-Goal Lead to Draw 2-2 with Seattle - LA Galaxy
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
