BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – DaMarcus Beasley’s return to Chicago for the first time since 2004 didn’t quite go to plan as the former Fire defender accepted full responsibility for the Houston Dynamo’s 1-0 defeat at Toyota Park on Saturday night.
The former US national team player looked out of sorts in the opening exchanges before exiting the game through injury in the 13th minute in what was his first game in Chicago since leaving the Men in Red for PSV Eindhoven in 2004.
But before coming out, Beasley was caught out on a third-minute strike by Arturo Alvarez, and that was all the Fire needed as the Dynamo came up against goalkeeper Sean Johnson, who was in impenetrable form on the day.