In the first of the Houston Dynamo’s two game road trip, the club faced league bottom Chicago Fire FC. Tab Ramos had warned that the Fire had been underperforming and it’s possible he knew something everyone else didn’t because the Fire poured it on Houston to the tune of 4-0 for the home side. Houston had some self-inflicted mistakes – largely playing with a lack of energy and poor shape – but the Fire were clinical with their finishing and found ways to create offense even while they were sitting back defensively.
The home side had the first dangerous moment of the game, but Marko Mariu0107 was able to keep the 2nd minute header out of the goal.