Two In A Row: Chicago Fire 1, Seattle Sounders 0

In what was arguably the Fire’s biggest win of the season, the Fire beat the reigning CONCACAF Champions League champions, beating the Seattle Sounders. This game was a lot like the Fire of the beginning of the season, a solid defensive performance with a few scattered scoring chances for the Fire squeezed in for good measure. The difference though is that they scored this time.

The goal came 23 minutes in. Some chaos outside the Sounders penalty box had the ball find the feet of Federico Navarro, who hit the pass of his life into the air from 40ish feet out onto the head of Rafael Czichos who redirected it past Stefan Cleveland to take the lead. The goal was the result of an extended period…