Official Site of the Fire · Mar 18, 2018
News and Notes from Saturday’s road defeat in Minnesota
After a season-opener that saw the Fire and Sporting KC combine to score five goals in a 16-minute second-stretch, Chicago’s first road contest of 2018 also saw the decisive action come in a condensed time frame. Minnesota United FC sandwiched a pair of goals around rookie Elliot Collier’s first pro goal to send the hosts to a 2-1 victory at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday.
Below are some of the notable takeaways from the match as the Fire head into an idle weekend during the international FIFA window:
The Fire made a total of four changes from their opening day Starting XI a week prior.