It started off well enough, but it seems that the Fire just can’t get up after getting knocked down.
Early on Saturday, it looked as though the Fire might pull off something good, but ended up conceding two right after the other in the 8th and 9th minutes, leading to a 4-1 defeat on a baseball field.
What was apparent from the beginning was that the Fire looked a bit more like themselves, which is bad because they are the team dead in last place. The Fire’s attack looked decent, but still relied too heavily on David Accam; while the defense seemed to be ineffective on the left side (Hey Michael Harrington!