On a cold, rainy day that saw team captain Rafael Czichos miss the match, and Xherdan Shaqiri leave early on, the Chicago Fire were able to keep FC Dallas off the board, staying undefeated in 2022 with a 0-0 draw at Soldier Field Saturday afternoon.
Czichos missed the match after entering Covid health and safety protocols, and Fire head coach Ezra Hendrickson told reporters Shaqiri asked to come out in the 19th minute, after trying to give it a go.
“He felt some tightness in his calf,” Hendrickson said. “He felt like he needed to come out before he did something serious to it.