After a season-opener last week in which they were on their heels for most of the first half, the Chicago Fire flipped the script Saturday at Toyota Park, controlling play and scoring twice in the game’s first 20 minutes against Real Salt Lake. The fast start positioned the Men In Red for an eventual 2-0 victory that sent the Fire faithful home happy, if not warm.
Below are a few news and notes to emerge from the match:
- Nemanja Nikolic and Arturo Alvarez -- who were teammates from 2013-15 while with Hungarian side Videoton FC -- each found net for the first time in the young season, with Nikolic’s fortuitous 11th-minute finish his first in Major League Soccer.