Chicago Fire 1, New York Red Bulls 0: What We Learned

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY SportsThe Chicago Fire have won a match, and did it in a relatively dominant fashion. This is not an April Fools Day joke. A spectacular goal from Nemanja Nikolic, which was unfairly ruled a Tim Parker own goal, was the difference. And we saw some season and career debut’s too! This is what we learned.

Mo Adams got his first start of the season Saturday, and like most of us at this sight predicted and hoped, he dominated the midfield on the way to the man of the match performance.

His performance is a bit of a double edged sword, to be quite honest. On the one hand, it was legitimately excellent, the kind of performance that can make you take notice and really understand…