The Fire and FC Dallas played to a vicious scoreless draw, and the Fire remain undefeated for another week. From disaster striking to strong mental performance, this is what we learned.

They Survived The Worst-Case Scenario

When the lineup dropped about an hour before kickoff, a lot of us were shocked to see that the team’s captain, Rafael Czichos, was not only not in the starting XI, but not in the lineup altogether. He had a bit of a knock coming off of the SKC match, but that was two weeks ago and in his midweek press conference, Ezra Hendrickson said he would be fit.