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Played
July 18, 2012 1:09 PM EDT
Red Bull Arena — Harrison, New Jersey
Referee:‬ E. Jurisevic‎
Attendance:‬ 15814‎
 
 

MLS Preview: New York Red Bulls - Chicago Fire

The Fire look to leapfrog the Red Bulls with a road victory in a Wednesday matinee.

By Seth Vertelney

Dominic Oduro, Wilman Conde, Chicago Fire, New York Red Bulls, MLS
Jonathan Daniel
  PROBABLE LINEUPS
New York Red Bulls (4-4-2): Meara; Barklage, Holgersson, Marquez, Miller; McCarty, Lindpere, Henry, Lade; Le Toux, Cooper.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: MF Teemu Tainio (R knee sprain); FW Jose Angulo (R knee sprain); DF Heath Pearce (R hamstring injury); DF Jan Gunnar Solli (R hamstring injury);

PROBABLE: GK Ryan Meara (R hip injury)
Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Johnson; Gargan, Anibaba, Berry, Segares; Pause, Pardo; Nyarko, Rolfe, Alex; Oduro.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair); MF Steven Kinney (R Achilles tendinitis);

QUESTIONABLE: MF Marco Pappa (upper respiratory infection)
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • This is the second of three regular season meetings between the Fire and the Red Bulls this season. On June 17, Patrick Nyarko, Gonzalo Segares and Chris Rolfe scored in a 3-1 Fire victory.
  • The Red Bulls currently are in third place in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Fire
  • The Fire holds a 21-11-9 all-time regular season advantage over the Red Bulls
  • Red Bulls defender Wilman Conde spent four seasons with the Fire from 2007-2010. In 2009 he was named the club’s Defender of the Year and was a member of the MLS Best XI.
  • The Fire will be without defender Arne Friedrich in this game. The German received a red card in the team’s 1-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saturday evening


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Available Squads
-Bill GaudetteGoalkeeper
2Wilman CondeDefender
5Marcus HolgerssonDefender
7Roy MillerDefender
11Mehdi BallouchyMidfielder
11Dax McCartyMidfielder
26Joel LindpereMidfielder
25Brandon BarklageMidfielder
-V. PálssonMidfielder
11Sebastien Le TouxMidfielder
14Thierry HenryStriker
-Jeremy VuoloGoalkeeper
-Jonathan BorrajoDefender
15Tyler RuthvenDefender
16Connor LadeDefender
-Stephen KeelDefender
-Jhonny Alexandre ArteagaStriker
33Kenny CooperStriker
25Sean JohnsonGoalkeeper
3Dan GarganDefender
6Jalil AnibabaDefender
13Gonzalo SegaresDefender
22Austin BerryDefender
12Logan PauseMidfielder
-Pavel PardoMidfielder
71AlexMidfielder
-Dominic OduroStriker
-M. PappaStriker
17Chris RolfeStriker
18Jay NollyGoalkeeper
99Hunter JumperDefender
11Daniel PaladiniMidfielder
19Corben BoneMidfielder
8R. RobayoMidfielder
14Patrick NyarkoStriker
-Orr BarouchStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Jack McInerney Jack McInerney
Striker
Philadelphia Union
8 0
Mike Magee Mike Magee
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LA Galaxy
6 1
Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler
Striker
Sporting KC
6 1
Marco Di Vaio Marco Di Vaio
Striker
Montreal Impact
6 0
Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw
Striker
Toronto FC
5 2