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Jeremiah Gutjahr marks Fire's league-leading 13th rookie debut since 2006

During first half stoppage time of last weekend's 2-2 road draw against Toronto FC, Chicago Fire rookie Jeremiah Gutjahr -- playing at left back -- recovered the ball in his own half. The 21-year-old picked up his head, recognized CJ Sapong's diagonal run 40 yards ahead, and pinged a ball over-the-top for Sapong to control and coolly level the score heading into halftime.

The assist was Gutjahr's first at the professional level, and came in his second consecutive start after debuting on March 30 against the New York Red Bulls.