CHICAGO FIRE vs NEW YORK CITY FC
TOYOTA PARK, Bridgeview, Ill.
April 24, 2015 (WEEK 8, MLS Game #66)
8 p.m. ET (UDN)
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After nearly three weeks since their last match, the Chicago Fire will finally return to action on Friday, kicking off the first of five-straight nationally televised UDN Friday night doubleheaders with a home date against expansion club New York City FC. The Fire will no doubt be well rested for the clash, though they may need to shake off a bit of rust in order to extend their winning streak to three games. New York City FC enters on a different kind of run, having lost three of their last four and gone winless in their last five.
- The Chicago Fire return to action following a two-week layoff, their last match their second win in as many games, a 3-2 win against Toronto FC on April 4 at Toyota Park. The Fire are in a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference with six points from five matches.
- New York City FC had their winless run stretched to five matches, falling by the game’s lone goal in a loss to the Portland Timbers on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC are in a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference with six points from seven matches.
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REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. AR1 (bench): Claudio Badea; AR2 (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Fotis Bazakos
Salazar MLS Career: 198 games; FC/gm: 26.7; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 57; pens: 68
SUSPENDED: none
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: NYC: Kwame Watson-Siriboe
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME: First meeting.
RETURN MATCH: 5/15: New York City FC vs. Chicago Fire, 7 p.m. ET (UDN)
Coaches' records: Jason Kreis vs. CHI: P12 W2 L3 D7 … Frank Yallop vs. NYC: first game
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