Chicago midfielder Frankwoski had a brace as Katai & Saponog hit once each, giving them a 5 game unbeaten streak and the largest of the few away wins on the year. Just 5 minutes in it looked like anything but a Fire romp as Michel found Akindele who sent one goalward, off the post and the FIre 'keeper, Kronholm. Gaining control of the game early with their 60%  possession for the first quater hour, Chicago had Katai & Sapong press and cause an own goal at 17'. More FIre pressure lead to another goal scoring opportunity as Akindele had a tremendous chance.

HC Veljko Paunovic, ending on a high note, "I think we accomplished that goal. I think another importan thing is the fact that this team won on the road for the 2nd time this year. That shows that there is improvement. Unfortunately we feel like we ran out of time. In the last two months, we found our form and the team was playing properly. So, we are looking toward the future with a positive approach."