SEATTLE (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Chicago Fire fell 1-0 to the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night at CenturyLink Field.
Chad Marshall put the Sounders on the board in the 24th minute. Andreas Ivanschitz played the ball in from a corner kick and the 6’4 defender got up to beat goalkeeper Sean Johnson with his head.
The Fire had their strongest chance to finish in the 31st minute. Michael de Leeuw dummied a Luis Solignac pass across the 18 to a waiting David Accam. Accam’s shot was blocked, but fell to a waiting Razvan Cocis.