Sunday brought
us only one match on the Major League Soccer slate in potentially the last
season opener for Chivas USA before they rebrand. The timing of that will
coincide with their sale from the league to a potential buyer; MLS has stated
that the buyer must commit to keeping the club in Los Angeles as well as
building them a stadium of their own.
Chivas USA 3,
Chicago Fire 2 (StubHub Center; 8,320)
It was a
thrilling second half between these two teams as they combined for all five
goals including the game-winner from center back Bobby Burling after a Mauro
Rosales corner kick.
Chivas scored
the first two goals, one coming from a penalty kick. Fire manager Frank Yallop decided to
mix up the attack by bringing on Quincy Amarikwa and Benji Joya; the gamble
worked perfectly as those two would provide the goals to bring the match level
with six minutes of each other.
The Goats
registered eight shots on goal which was the most by the team in league play
since October 7, 2012 when they had nine in a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas.
Attendance
Report:
3/9: 8,320 fans / 1 game = 8,320 per
game
Season: 169,039 fans / 8 games = 21,130 per
game
NEXT MATCHES:
Mid-Week San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy
and Sporting Kansas City in CONCACAF Champions League
Sat 3/15 Philadelphia Union vs. New England
Revolution, 4 pm ET (Univision Deportes, MLS Live)
New York Red Bulls vs.
Colorado Rapids, 4 pm ET (MLS Live)
Seattle Sounders FC vs.
Toronto FC, 4:30 pm ET (NBC SN, TSN, RDS2)
Sporting Kansas City vs.
FC Dallas, 8:30 pm ET (MLS Live)
Houston Dynamo vs.
Montreal Impact, 8:30 pm ET (MLS Live)
San Jose Earthquakes vs.
Real Salt Lake, 10:30 pm ET (MLS Live)
Sun 3/16 Portland Timbers vs. Chicago Fire, 3 pm
ET (UniMas)
Chivas USA vs. Vancouver
Whitecaps, 7 pm ET (CTV2 BC, MLS Live)
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