Chicago Fire 1: :1 Sounders FC

Posted by Mike on May 2, 2009 · Under Chicago Fire, Results · View Comments 

Seattle found themselves down a man and down a goal in the second half when Tyrone Marshall connected off a Freddie Ljungberg corner kick to equalize the score 1-1 at Toyota Park against the Chicago Fire.

Seattle’s Fredy MOntero was sent off with a red car for intentionally elbowing a chicago player in the face in the 48th minute.

CHI — Marco Pappa 3 (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 3) 68
SEA — Tyrone Marshall 1 (Freddie Ljungberg 1) 74

Seattle Sounders FC — Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, Nathan Sturgis, Brad Evans, Osvaldo Alonso, Freddie Ljungberg (Stephen King 81), Steve Zakuani (Sebastien Le Toux 56), Fredy Montero, Nate Jaqua.

Substitutes Not Used: Chris Eylander, Taylor Graham, Patrick Ianni, Sanna Nyassi, Zach Scott

Chicago Fire — Jon Busch, Tim Ward, Wilman Conde, Bakary Soumare, Gonzalo Segares (Brandon Prideaux 71), John Thorrington (Chris Rolfe 66), Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Logan Pause, Marco Pappa (Mike Banner 82), Brian McBride, Patrick Nyarko.

Substitutes Not Used: Andrew Dykstra, Baggio Husidic, Dasan Robinson, Austin Washington

Total Shots: SEA 4, CHI 15
Shots on Goal: SEA 1, CHI 5
Fouls:  SEA 9, CHI  8
Corner kicks:  SEA 3, CHI 7
Saves: SEA 4 (Kasey Keller 4), CHI 0 (Jon Busch 0)

Misconduct Summary:
SEA — Tyrone Marshall (caution; Reckless Tackle) 1
SEA — Fredy Montero (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 48
CHI — Bakary Soumare (caution; Goalkeeper Interference) 55
SEA — James Riley (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 95+
CHI — Chris Rolfe (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 95+

Referee: Jasen Anno
Referee’s Assistants: Sean Hurd; Peter Manikowski
4th official: Michael Kennedy time of game: 1:52
Attendance: 10,288
Weather: Clear -and- 60 degrees

  • madmax

    Sigi has a fitness problem with his attackers Zakuani, Montero, and Ljunberg, none seem able to go 90 minutes.
    This needs to be addressed honestly by Sounders staff. Since they are all attackers this limits substitute options for Sigi severely.

    Sigi was a 10 but drops to an 8 for giving slow poke Blanco acres of space.

  • NeoGeek

    I don’t want to sound like a Sounder fanboy or anything, but the “foul” by Montero wasn’t a red card, nor more so than Marshall’s challenge on McBride was a yellow.  If you ask me, I’d say that Blanco was handing out jerseys to the ref again.

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