MLS Chicago Fire FC

Fire returns from break by traveling to the Galaxy

Published on August 29, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


Fire Gets Back to League Play Sunday at Galaxy The Chicago Fire will end a 16-day break between MLS contests when it heads to the West Coast this Sunday, Sept. 4 for a Labor Day weekend clash against the Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Kick-off for the contest, which can be seen live on Comcast SportsNet, is set for 7:00 p.m. CT. The match can also be followed on Chicagoland radio stations WRTO-AM 1200 (Spanish) and WNVR-AM 1030 (Polish) and the Fire's official website, www.Chicago-Fire.com (English), where links for the Spanish and Polish radio broadcasts can also be found.

Series History vs. Los Angeles Sunday's contest out west will wrap up the brief, two-game season series between the Fire and Galaxy, which kicked off on Aug. 13 when Chicago captured a 2-1 victory at Soldier Field. In that match, Jesse Marsch's third goal from the penalty kick spot on the season and John Thorrington's first goal in a Fire uniform were enough to counter Galaxy captain Peter Vagenas's second half tally, giving the "Men in Red" a result that broke their two-game slide at Soldier Field. The victory moved Chicago one step closer to the .500 mark in its all-time regular season series against the Western Conference foe, which the Fire currently trails 9-12-2. While the Fire has posted only a 3-6-2 mark in road contests against L.A., Chicago has been able to garner some favorable results at The Home Depot Center, where the "Men in Red" are 1-1-1 against the Galaxy since the soccer-specific stadium opened its doors for the 2003 season.

Fire's Road to the Open Cup Next Goes Through FC Dallas It took some extra time and some extra nerve, but the Fire was able to survive and advance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup last Wednesday by notching a 5-4 win in penalty kicks over the Rochester Raging Rhinos in their quarterfinal round match at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. The Fire was able to convert all five of its penalty kicks, with captain Chris Armas burying the clincher, after the squad dueled to a 1-1 draw with the United Soccer Leagues First Division side during 120 minutes of regulation and overtime soccer. The Fire, who moved its all-time Open Cup record to an incredible 20-4-2, now advances to the tournament's semifinal round where it will square off against longtime rival FC Dallas on Sept. 14 at the brand new Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX. The match, the fourth road contest in as many games in this year's tournament for Chicago, will mark the Fire's sixth semifinal contest in eight tournament appearances as the "Men in Red" look to advance to their fifth final in the domestic championship. Chicago is one of only seven teams in tournament history to win three championships, and is the last to do so since the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms won their third Dewar Trophy in 1983.

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