For Hate’s Sake: Columbus Crew 1, Chicago Fire 1, MLS Game Recap

Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports Years ago, when I was going through a really difficult time, a friend gave me some very useful advice.

“Find the faintest sliver of hope you can grab on to and cling to it. And if you can’t find hope, spite will do just fine.”

I think about that a lot every time I have to write one of these recaps.

So stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Fire showed some promise early in the first half, with good possession and good chances, but couldn’t make the most of that thin advantage. No, seriously, stop me if you’ve heard this before, I’m tired of writing this exact same story every game.

Anyway, it was only a matter of time before the Fire’s wastefulness came back to…