Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids - MLS #7: Game Thread
by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 7:33 PM CDT
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The Chicago Fire look to break their four game winless streak tonight against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Carlos de los Cobos is returning to the 4-1-4-1 lineup we saw last year. The Starting XI and your comments after the break.
Fire Starting XI:
Jon Conway; Jalil Anibaba, Josip Mikulic, Yamith Cuesta, Gonzalo Segares; Daniel Paladini; Dominic Oduro, Corben Bone, Gaston Puerari, Marco Pappa; Diego Chaves
Daniel Paladini and Corben Bone will get their first starts of the season. Gaston Puerari will get time in the midfield. Dominic Oduro gets his first start on the midfield wing. Marco Pappa is wearing the captain's arm band. I've been curious to see all of these happen... but I don't know what I think about seeing it happen all at the same time. The subs for tonight's game are:
Sean Johnson, Baggio Husidic, Dasan Robinson, Pari Pantazopoulos, Bratislav Ristic, Orr Barouch, Patrick Nyarko
Is Patrick Nyarko injured? I thought Oduro earned the start for last week's game because the game was against his former club but why start him at right wing over Nyarko when Paladini, Bone, Oduro, and Puerari are in new roles? I'm excited to get a look at Pari though. I hope he gets subbed into the game. Well, here's goes nothing I guess.
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Colorado's Starting XI
Pickens; Kimura, Marshall, Moor, Wallace; Nyassi, Larentowicz, Mostroeni, Smith; Akpan, Cummings
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Colorado Subs
Ceus, Earls, Holody, Janniere, Nane, LaBauex, Palguta
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Shootout?
I’m predicting a shootout with all these attacking minded players out there. We should get plenty of shots on goal, but can we be efficient enough to cover the 3 goals we are likely to give up defensively?
If they can string passes together, sure.
With all of these new players, their timing could be off.
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate this formation. It is way too attacking nd we are turning over our CM to a striker and two guys who haven’t seen the field. I expect to get torched tonight.
On the bright side, Colorado’s new English striker Forlan isn’t playing either. I assume he got injured recently.
Missing Forlan is big plus here
Great point. The Burgundy Wave told me the team was facing a bunch of small injuries. Forlan was one of them.
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Our inexperience vs. their experience of working together as a squad won’t make matters any easier. I fear your are right on the torching.
Prove us wrong Fire please.
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Akpan
Akpan is Colorado’s 5th string striker with only 3 caps ever, 1st start for the Rapids tonight. Safe to say ALL focus should be on shutting down Cummings.
It seems like the Fire
only play when there are gale force winds.
"You're egregious"
When the Fire play on Earth
Wind can’t be far behind right?
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
At least Segares is getting up front? That’s two games in a row. Maybe he should work on his shooting more.
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Oduro sends the ball 10 feet wide of net
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Seriously
what was the deal with that shot? It looked like jumpy nerves.
"You're egregious"
Oduro doesn’t usually play RM. That could have caused the jumpy nerves.
Patrick Nyarko would have passed the ball or dug deeper into the box.
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Marshall picks up a yellow card
It looks like Pappa jumped into him on purpose. That’s what you get if you plant your feet though. Not a bad decision by Pappa. I just hope he is okay.
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Mikulic hurt
Not good for multiple reasons
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Dasan Robinson coming on for Josip Mikulic in 37th minute
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Don’t let anyone tell you you aren’t a good RM Oduro!
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by Tweed Thornton on Apr 30, 2011 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Puerari sets up a great loft pass to Oduro. Oduro passes a ball in to Pappa who back heels the ball into the net in the 43rd minute.
Chicago Fire 1 – Colorado Rapids 0
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1-0 at halftime. Let’s hope the team can keep it up.
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Possession
33% Chicago Fire
67% Colorado Rapids
Not good. Paladini and Bone have been fairly invisible.
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Second half kick-off
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Akpan levels the score at 1-1 for Colorado
Unfortunate too because the Fire had a chance to clear the ball.
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Oduro...
Again shoots way off
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Paladini picks up a yellow card
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Dasan Robinson almost scores his second own goal of the season
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Chaves shooting when he should have passed
Can’t say I blame he though. He is the one scoring the goals
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Orr Barouch for Corben Bone
74th minute sub
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Cummings with a dangerous run
Ends up with a weak shot
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Final
Chicago Fire 1- Colorado Rapids 1
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