Revs Get Shellacked By Chicago
New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
May 3, 2008
Foxborough, Mass. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary
CHI – Chris Rolfe (John Thorrington) 29
CHI – John Thorrington (Chad Barrett) 50
CHI – Stephen King (unassisted) 76
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Jay Heaps, Michael Parkhurst, Chris Albright, Khano Smith (Steve Ralston 54), Shalrie Joseph ©, Jeff Larentowicz, Mauricio Castro, Wells Thompson, Adam Cristman (Kheli Dube 55), Kenny Mansally (Argenis Fernandez 74)
Substitutes Not Used: Doug Warren (GK), Gary Flood, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Amaechi Igwe
Chicago Fire: Jon Busch, Gonzalo Segares, Diego Gutierrez, Bakary Soumare, Brandon Prideaux, Justin Mapp (Daniel Woolard 78), Logan Pause, Cuauhtemoc Blanco ©, John Thorrington, Chad Barrett (Andy Herron 83), Chris Rolfe (Stephen King 69)
Substitutes Not Used: Nick Noble (GK), Mike Banner, Calen Carr, Dasan Robinson
Goals from Chris Rolfe, John Thorrington and Stephen King lifted the Chicago Fire to a 3-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. The win was the Fire’s second of the season over the Revs, as the club also defeated New England, 4-0, on Apr. 3 at Toyota Park.
Unlike this season’s previous meeting between the two Eastern Conference rivals, the game began quietly. Both teams started with a cautious approach, and as a result, neither team created a serious chance in the opening stages.
However, Chicago stunned the home crowd when Rolfe opened the scoring in the 29th minute on the first serious chance of the game for either side. Thorrington’s cutting ball from the right side of the field found an open Rolfe waiting just outside New England’s box. The forward took one touch with his left foot to set up the shot for his right, and he turned toward goal and fired into the lower left corner of the net, giving Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis no chance.
TomC
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