When It Rains, It Pours: The Fire fall 2-1 to the Red Bulls

We thought that the rain and the probable weather delay that did eventually come right before halftime would be the big story. But It turns out that when a team ends the game with 9 players, that tends to take over the narrative. The Chicago Fire lost 2-1 to the New York Red Bulls after going down to 9 players and then giving up a penalty in the 85th minute.

Make no mistake, it was a legitimate penalty. Miguel Navarro misses a tackle and trips Patryk Klimala in the box. The problem is that based on how we thought the game was being officiated, Klimala should have been sent off 8 minutes before the penalty was awarded because Jhon Duran had already been sent off on an incredibly soft call. A…