We're only an hour away from kickoff here at Toyota Park so it's a little past time I get the Matchday post up. As always, I'll be checking in from the press box with the lineups/other observations as soon as they become available. Otherwise, feel free to share your thoughts on the match in the comments section below. Enjoy the game.
Filed under: 2009 Regular Season, Chicago Fire vs. Toronto FC, Matchday
Tags: Chicago Fire, Matchday, Toronto FC
The lineups for both teams are in. Here they are:
Fire --
GK: Busch
DEF: Prideaux, Brown, Conde, Banner
MID: Pappa, Lowry, Pause, Mapp
FWD: Rolfe, McBride
Bench: Dykstra, Robinson, Washington, Husidic, Carr, Dimitrov, Nyarko
Toronto --
GK: Frei
DEF: Wynne, Attakora, Garcia, Brennan
MID: Cronin, de Guzman, De Rosario, Guevara
FWD: Barrett, Gerba
Bench: Edwards, Fellinga, Gala, Gomez, Sanyang, Robinson, White
Denis Hamlett with a last minute switch in the lineup as Patrick Nyarko will start in place of Chris Rolfe. I'll be sure to ask Denis the reasoning behind the move after the game.
Denis Hamlett? Reasoning? Huh?
14th --
OWN GOAL TORONTO. NICK GARCIA.
It's 1-1 at Toyota Park after Nick Garcia puts one into his own net, canceling out CJ Brown's earlier gaffe that lead to TFC's goal.
Mike Banner started the play by hitting a cross into the area which Brian McBride headed in the direction of Patrick Nyarko. Nyarko wasn't able to get to the ball, but Nick Garcia chested the ball just inside the post, knotting the game at 1.
Banner's looked good, surprisingly. I hope we can pull together in the 2nd half and win this one 3-1 off of 2 by Lowry, to seal my prediction. DeRo already scored, so looking good.
46th --
GOAL TFC. CHAD BARRETT.
Former Fire forward Chad Barrett puts TFC ahead by hitting a De Rosario cross inside the left post of keeper Jon Busch. Poor start to both halves for the Fire...
WHAT A GOAL!
This is Mapp's game of the year. that was a great cross to what looked like the McBride of Old. Let's score one more, make my prediction closer!
OH MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!
HOW DO U MISS THAT CARR? ARRRRRRGH!
We should've won, that was disappointing.
As I'm sure most of you know, the Fire and TFC played to a 2-2 draw tonight at Toyota Park. I'll have my match report up in a bit. Enjoy the rest of your Saturday night.
4-4-6 at home.
Pathetic.
6th minute --
GOAL TORONTO. DE ROSARIO.
CJ Brown whiffs on a clearance and De Rosario takes full advantage, running onto the ball and beating Jon Busch to the left corner. Awful, awful start for the Fire (and for CJ... that one was rough).