Chicago Fire vs Orlando City: Gameday Primer, How To Watch, & Open Thread

Chicago Fire vs Orlando City

Saturday, March 9th, 2019

MLS Week 2 | SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview IL

Kickoff: 12:00pm CT

Referee: Robert Sibiga

Assistant Referees: Jason White, Apolinar Mariscal

4th Official: Ramy Touchan

VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

Happy Home Opener Day, everybody! The Fire will defend their home turf for the first time in 2019 (and the first time since the SeatGeek rebranding). They’ll be looking to build off their solid performance in last week’s loss to LA and grab their first three points against a team that, on paper, they should be able to beat.

PREVIEW & VIEWING OPTIONS

Full Preview: Fire vs Orlando

Television: N/A

Online Streaming: ESPN+

Live Updates: @HotTimeOldTown (livetweets by Ruben) | MLS Matchcenter

CHICAGO FIRE

Starting XI: Ousted; Corrales, Kappelhof, Marcelo, Campos; Schweinsteiger, McCarty (c); Katai, Mihailovic, Sapong; Nikolic

Bench: Sanchez, Hasler, Lillard, Bronico, Martinez, Frankowski, Herbers

ORLANDO CITY

Starting XI: Rowe; Acosta, Miller, De John, O’Neill, Smith; Méndez, Kljestan (c), Johnson; Nani, Akindele

Bench: Ranjitsingh, Ascues, Rosell, Mueller, Colman, Dwyer, Ruan

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