After a very long offseason ramped up into a lot of signings in a very short period of time in the past few weeks, it is only natural that the Chicago Fire wouldn’t be completely ready for the season to start when a trip to the Seattle Sounders loomed. To make matters worse, CJ Sapong, one of the few carryovers from last season, was out with a chest injury. Despite all of these problems, however, the Fire produced an encouraging performance.
In their first half, Chicago more than held their own against the defending champions.