BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Success is no accident.
So goes the old mantra that preparation and hard work are the keys to success, and the Chicago Fire’s striker Nemanja Nikolic proved that on Saturday night with a winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Columbus Crew SC whose roots can be traced back to the detailed and exhaustive work of the team’s technical staff.
Nikolic capitalized on a poor attempted clearance from the usually reliable Zack Steffen in the Columbus goal, pouncing on a risky and poorly executed pass to Wil Trapp before keeping his nerve to slot the ball past the visiting goalkeeper from 15 yards.