FC Dallas 1 - 3 Chicago
Fire roar past FC Dallas
| Scoring Summary | |
| FC Dallas | Chicago |
| Kenny Cooper (9) | Justin Mapp (38) |
| Brian McBride (pen 51) | |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco (90) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| FC Dallas | Chicago | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 10(0) | 5(2) |
| Fouls | 2 | 5 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 3 |
| Offsides | 1 | 5 |
| Time of Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Pizza Hut Park, United States
Attendance: 15,905 Match Time: 00:30 UK Official(s): Baldomero Toledo (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| FC Dallas | Chicago |
| 44 Dario Sala | 1 Jon Busch |
| 25 Steve Purdy | 7 Logan Pause |
| 3 Drew Moor | 25 Gonzalo Segares |
| 4 Daniel Torres | 5 Tim Ward |
| 19 Blake Wagner | 4 Bakary Soumare |
| 13 Dax McCarty | 22 Wilman Conde |
| 8 Bruno Guarda | 11 John Thorrington |
| 10 David Arturo Rico Ferreira | 21 Justin Mapp |
| 7 Dave Van den Bergh | 16 Marco Pappa |
| 33 Kenny Cooper | 20 Brian McBride |
| 9 Jeff Cunningham | 14 Patrick Nyarko |
| Substitutes | |
| 30 Ray Burse | Nick Noble 28 |
| 2 Michael Dello-Russo | C.J. Brown 2 |
| 20 Brek Shea | Daniel Woolard 24 |
| 14 George John | Mike Banner 18 |
| 12 Eric Avila | Cuauhtemoc Blanco 10 |
| 11 Guerreiro Andre Rocha | Chris Rolfe 17 |
| 18 Peri Marosevic | Stefan Dimitrov 23 |
| Substitutions | |
| Eric Avila for Bruno Guarda (69) | Chris Rolfe for Patrick Nyarko (73) |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco for Marco Pappa (79) | |
| Daniel Woolard for Justin Mapp (79) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| David Arturo Rico Ferreira (5) | John Thorrington (52) |
| Steve Purdy (90) | Marco Pappa (69) |
| Bakary Soumare (39) | |
| · Club Squads: FC Dallas | Chicago | |
Updated: October 13, 2009, 4:01 PM UK
FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Brian McBride scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick in the 51st minute to lead the Chicago Fire to a 3-1 season-opening win against FC Dallas on Saturday night.The Fire won at FC Dallas for the first time in 14 games despite surrendering Kenny Cooper's goal on a shot from beyond midfield in the 9th minute.
Chicago's Justin Mapp made it 1-1 on a 15-yard shot in the 38th minute, then McBride put his team ahead after FC Dallas defender Drew Moor was called for a hand ball in the penalty box early in the second half.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco added an insurance goal in the final seconds when he curled a free kick over a wall of defenders into the right corner of the net.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
| Houston | 1 | |
| Columbus | 1 | FT |
| FC Dallas | 1 | |
| Chicago | 3 | FT |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
| Toronto FC | 3 | FT |
| Chivas USA | 2 | |
| Colorado | 1 | FT |
| San Jose | 0 | |
| New England | 1 | FT |