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Men in Red Travel to Take on Defending Eastern Conference Champion New England Revolution

June 8, 2015 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


The Chicago Fire (4-7-2, 14 points) hit the road to take on the New England Revolution (5-4-6, 21 points) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. on Saturday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. CT (CSN+/ESPN Deportes 97.5 FM).

This is the first of three meetings between the two sides this season. The Fire will host the second and third legs at Toyota Park on Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, Oct. 3.

CHICAGO FIRE at New England Revolution

- The Fire are 21-18-10 all-time in regular season meetings against the Revolution, including a 9-13-3 record in matches played in Foxboro.

- On July 12, 2014, the Fire defeated the Revolution 1-0 on the road for the first Fire win at Gillette Stadium since June 27, 2010.

- Selected by the Revolution in the fourth round (45th overall) in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, Larentowicz made 111 regular season appearances for the Revolution from 2005-2009. In his first three seasons with the club, the Revolution reached three consecutive MLS Cup finals.

- The Fire will be without the services of David Accam (Ghana), Joevin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago) and Shaun Maloney (Scotland) who are away on international duty.

- In 13 seasons as a MLS head coach, Frank Yallop has led his teams to a 5-4-2 regular season record in matches played in Foxboro.

- The two sides have each scored 66 regular season goals in the series.

BALTAZAR DURAN CROWNED WINNER OF SUENO MLS 2015 - PRESENTED BY ALLSTATE

Baltazar Duran, a 15 year-old midfielder from Chicago, Ill., has been named the winner of Sueño MLS 2015 - Presented by Allstate Insurance Company, the nationally-televised search for the best young soccer player in the country. Duran, who was discovered by scouts at the Chicago Fire trials, has been invited to join one of the club's Academy teams.

The winner was among the 15 national finalists, who were in Southern California last week for the four-day national finals, which included top-level training, games against local MLS soccer academies, and mentoring by MLS Technical Director, Alfonso Mondelo, and top soccer legends, Pavel Pardo, former MLS and Mexican National Team midfielder, and Eric Wynalda, former MLS and United States National Team forward.

Now in its ninth year, Sueño MLS 2015 - Presented by Allstate Insurance Company was staged by three Major League Soccer teams, including first-time host Orlando City SC, as well as returning hosts Chicago Fire and LA Galaxy. Up to 400 tryout spots were made available in each city.

CHICAGO FIRE BEGIN QUEST FOR FIFTH LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP TROPHY ON JUNE 16

Tickets for the Chicago Fire's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament opener against USL side Louisville City FC on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. CT at Toyota Park are now on sale.

The Fire enter the storied tournament in the fourth round against USL side Louisville City FC, who advanced with a 2-0 extra time win over NASL side Indy Eleven on May 27.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, www.Chicago-Fire.com, at the Toyota Park Box Office and by calling 888-MLS-FIRE. Group tickets are available at a discounted price by calling 888-MLS-FIRE.

Fire Season Ticket Holder tickets are available on Account Manager. Tickets to the fourth, fifth and quarterfinal round are available to Fire Season Ticket Holders as part of the U.S. Open Cup Series. For any questions on the Open Cup Series Ticket please call Season Ticket Services at 708-496-6800.

Since 1998, the Fire have compiled a 36-12-4 record in Open Cup play, reaching the semifinal round eleven times and the final six times. The Fire previously hoisted the coveted Dewar Trophy four times, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006.

Additional information on the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup can be found at http://www.chicago-fire.com/opencup.

USL LOAN WATCH

Chicago Fire Homegrown rookie defender Patrick Doody started and went 77 minutes for Saint Louis FC on Saturday evening as the Fire's USL affiliate earned a 1-1 road draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Highmark Stadium.

Saint Louis FC next host the Harrisburg City Islanders on June 13 before traveling to take on Sporting Kansas City in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Sporting Park on Tuesday, June 16.

CHICAGO FIRE PDL DEFEAT ST. LOUIS LIONS 3-1

The Chicago Fire PDL side defeated the St. Louis Lions 3-1 on Sunday evening at Toyota Park, led by a Joey Calistri brace in the 20th and 55th minutes and a 89th minute strike from Fletcher Ekern.

With a 2-0-2 record, the Fire sit in second place in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference, just one point behind the Springfield Synergy FC, who have played seven matches.

Next up the Fire host the Des Moines Menace on the Toyota Park Turf Field on Tuesday, June 9 at 10 a.m. CT.

CHICAGO FIRE U-18s WIN MID-AMERICA DIVISION, CONCLUDE 2014-15 SEASON

The Chicago Fire U-18 and U-16 sides conclude U.S. Soccer Development Academy play over the weekend.

The U-18s defeated Crew SC Academy Wolves 2-0 on Saturday morning with goals from Ben Rhoder and Peter Schropp, and Vardar 2-0 courtesy of goals from Cameron Lindley and Ben Rhoder on Sunday. The U-18s finished the regular season first in the Mid-America Division with a 14-4-9 record.

The U-16s fell 3-1 to Crew SC Academy Wolves on Saturday and defeated Vardar by a score of 3-2 behind a Vitalis Takawira Jr. strike and a Todor Atlija brace on Sunday. The U-16s finish the season with a 11-9-7 record, just out of a spot in the playoffs.

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