Chicago Fire Vs New England Revolution: 5 things we learned – Katai back to best
By Adnan Bašić
The Chicago Fire were able to pick up a road point against a tough rival, getting a draw against the New England Revolution. Here are 5 things we learned from the contest.
The Chicago Fire were able to pick up a road point against a bitter rival on Saturday night, with the Men In Red getting a draw against the New England Revolution. The away side opened the scoring through Aleksandar Katai and held onto it until the end of the half.
The Revs responded well in the second half and grabbed an equalizer through Scott Caldwell. An own goal put Chicago back in the lead, but the Fire couldn’t hold on, as Cristian Penilla scored to make it 2-2. At the end of the day, a point did neither team much good, as both are effectively eliminated from playoff contention.
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Here are five things we learned from the contest.
5. New England is desperate
There was a controversial moment late in the game when the home side was pushing for a late winner. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who had taken a hit to the head earlier, asked for play to be stopped as he went to ground with the ball. However, instead of allowing time for the ref to check on Bastian, New England took the ball and charged forward on the attack.
It was a three on one break, but they made a mess of the easy chance, with Johan Kappelhof making the vital interception. Understandably, the Fire players on the pitch were angry and got into the face of various Revolution players.
It was incredibly disrespectful, no matter how badly the home side needed to get the final goal to pick up the three points. Thankfully, though, it didn’t lead to a goal because the league would then have a much bigger issue on its hands.