{"id":6987,"date":"2017-05-13T23:09:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T03:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2017-05-13T23:14:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T03:14:46","slug":"chicago-fire-dismantle-seattle-sounders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2017\/05\/13\/chicago-fire-dismantle-seattle-sounders\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire Dismantle Seattle Sounders 4-1 In Front Of Sellout Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRIDGEVIEW, IL (May 13, 2017)<\/strong> – The Chicago Fire got a season defining win on Saturday night. In front of a sellout crowd at Toyota Park and on National TV, they defeated the Seattle Sounders 4-1<\/a>. Nemanja Nikoli\u0107 had a brace and David Accam had a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n

Fire Head Coach Veljko Paunovic had his team in their usual 4-2-3-1. Matt Lampson was in goal. Joao Meira anchored the back line. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Dax McCarty played a holding role. Luis Solignac Michael De Leeuw, and David Accam were in the attacking midfield. The red hot Nemanja Nikoli\u0107 started up top.<\/p>\n

Sounder Manager Brian Schmetzer had his side in a 4-4-2. Chad Marshall led the defense in front of Goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Ozzie Alonso started in central midfield, with Clint Dempsey and Harrison Ship on the wings. Jordan Morris and Nicol\u00e1s Lodeiro started up top. Cristian Roldan made a rare start at right back.<\/p>\n

Chicago Fire Dismantle Seattle Sounders 4-1 In Front Of Sellout Crowd<\/h2>\n

Both teams came out swinging. Just three minutes in, the Sounders had a build up that led to a deflected shot off the bar. The Fire responded with several counter attacks through David Accam, who tested Stefan Frei early.<\/p>\n

Chicago got on the scoreboard in the 25th minute. For the second week in a row, Nikoli\u0107 won a PK, getting taken down in the box. Accam took the shot, but it was called back for encroachment. On replay, it appeared that goalkeeper Frei came off his line early on the attempt. At the time of this publication, the explanation given was that both teams had an encroaching player, so the PK was retaken. Nikoli\u0107 took the redo, and wrong-footed the keeper to make it 1-1.
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