The Chicago Fire will play host to the New England Revolution tonight in the second leg of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The winner of tonight’s match will book a place in the Eastern Conference final after the teams tied, 0-0, in the first leg at Gillette Stadium.
The scenarios are clear. If either team wins tonight’s match in regulation, they win the series. If the teams are tied after regulation, then they will play a 30-minute mini-game that is NOT sudden death. If the teams are still tied, the series will be decided by a penalty kick shootout.
The Fire will be heavily favored against a Revs squad missing injured stars Taylor Twellman and Steve Ralston, suspended starter Khano Smith and playing with hobbled midfielder Shalrie Joseph, who has been given the all-clear to play tonight.
Here are tonight’s lineups:
CHICAGO FIRE
——————-McBride————————
Mapp————–Blanco——————Rolfe
————-Pause——-Thorrington———–
Segares—Soumare—Conde———–Prideaux
——————–Busch————————–
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
————Mansally—-Dube——————–
Castro——-Joseph—-Larentowicz—-Nyassi
Igwe——–Heaps—-Parkhurst—–Albright
——————–Reis——————–
If you will be watching tonight’s match, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
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that was a dumb play by albright. no need to tackle that hard in that area of the field. shoulda let blanco play, would have passed it back.
Wow so Albright leaves the field without getting injured….
Wow…Albright with a red. Could this game get any worse for the Revs?
talk about classy play huh?
Blanco has created chances like he’s supposed to and had the time to act like someone just broke into his make up cabinet.
Well, I would think ESPN would cut away from fans giving the finger…
WeatherMan
I thought he was using his index…..
Isaac, I cannot deny that Chicago has looked very good overall (I mean, when they’re not sending our guys to the hospital). The only guy on the Fire that doesn’t impress me is Blanco, because he’s an actor and a diva.
Yeah, give the finger to the camera. Stay classy, Chicago.
WeatherMan despite the crappy defending, you have to admit that was some clever dribbling by Rolfe.
Blaaaaaaaaaaah. Another 3:0 drubbing by the Fire. Story of our season.
Segares goal…..Did you order that bubble wrap WeatherMan?
I love how Blanco acts like a diva when he gets called against.
lol Maybe they should do what the Earthquakes did, ‘disappear’ for a season and come back…..and then lose to the Galaxy
Hey, Isaac, you’re going to help me wrap myself in bubble wrap, right? At the rate we’re going, we’re going to have to do that with the Revs in the offseason – wrap them and stick them in a closet until next year.
Looks like Wells Thompson will be coming in.
Whoa….Busch got carded for time wasting…..WeatherMan I think you can go home…. hurry or else John Thorrington will come through your window and give you a torn ACL
….He’s changing boots….probably wasting time….
oh ho……the sock is on the other arm. Busch is down.
A great save by Busch.
Isaac, at the rate we’re going, Stevie Nicol is probably going to sprain his ankle on his way to the post-game press conference. Yeesh.
😮
Blanco didn’t dive! Who knew?
ok, I am no Revs fan and I think a Fire win would be good for the league. BUT, the revs are getting screwed by the refs tonight. Shameful.
WeatherMan
Not before Chicago injures this entire damn squad.
Goal. Can we go home now? It’s either that or put Stevie Nicol and Paul Mariner in uniforms…
Goal CONDE!!!
Maybe he will stay.
Is it me, or is John Harkes kind of dreadful tonight?
“I could’ve sworn that JUMPING into a player for a tackle was a red (and leading with the cleats)” – Tim Crawford
They are saying he broke his ankle. yeah…should have been red.
Larentowicz has apparently been sent to the hospital.
Ha ha. Yeah, Isaac, it’s like, “gee, ya think?”
And this year looked so good until right after SuperLiga…
lol……Steve Nipple…..
I could’ve sworn that JUMPING into a player for a tackle was a red (and leading with the cleats). Thanks. Good strategy, Fire, just eliminate all of our good players and keep all of yours on the field with yellows. This sucks. How many bogus red cards have the Revs gotten against teams like the Fire and DC in the last couple of years? This is ridiculous.
Anyways, Rolfe put back in a rebound off the shot from Blanco that Reis saved. The kid is on fire….geuss it makes sense considering who he’s playing for….bad pan #2….
Blanco really stepped up at the end of the half, and managed to first keep possession, and then create, with Joseph all over him. Well played, sir.
Weatherman? For the Revs? SCANDELOUS!
Craaaaaaaaaaaaap.
Hey, can anyone tell that I’m down on my Revs? It’s not that obvious, right?
CHRIS ROLFE SCORES!!!! GOAL!!!!
fitting how the team with a player that has only 32 fouls in his career has possibly the most injuries this season.
Not bad Cuate. His area really isnt heading…..even with McB on his team
Haha my bad I must have mixed them up with the KC/’Bus game.
Looking at a possible ankle-break. Fan-freaking-tastic.
Im sick and tired of all the bull**** tackles this season. Seriously guys, you’ve turned the beautiful game into a gridiron football match.
um, newguy, they tied last Thursday at Gillette, 0-0.
Chalk up another one to injury. There is no freaking way we can win the Cup now.
NewGuy they’re 0-0 and if its 0-0 again they go to extra time and if still tied after that penalties. Larentowicz off Phelan on.
in what world is that not a straight red on Thorrington? Way late, from behind ankle breaker. Pathetic.
Wow…nice job Thorrington.
Hmm…yeah, we’re going to lose. Boo Fire.
Alexi Lalas doesn’t make that bad of a studio analyst…and he makes a better broadcaster than he does team president and GM. Not as good-looking as Julie Foudy, but I think I can overlook that.
So, I am new to the MLS , and I do not understand how the goal aggregate is tied.
Isn’t Chicago up 2-1? and if they tied 0-0 Chicago would win?
Rolfe hasn’t been sharp, not putting himself into the game. I geuss you could say alot of the balls last week came to him instead of the other way around, however atleast he was trying.