The Chicago Fire put on a show in Bradenton, Florida with a 5-2 victory over NASL representative Miami FC. It began with the Fire’s starters aggressive press leading to an early goal.
For a short time, Chicago Fire seemingly lost urgency until Miami managed to tie it up in the 38th minute. Then, Chicago’s offense sprung back to life, the first goal coming just before half-time in the 42nd minute. The Fire’s line-up at kick-off featured:
Here we go! Tonight's #cf97 starting XI: Bava; Peay, Kappelhof, Dekovic, Vincent; McCarty, Bronico; Goossens, Solignac, Johnson; MDL.