The hosts opened the scoring, with Kei Kamara pouncing to a loose ball in the Fire penalty area. Chicago were able to tie the game before the end of the half, with Nemanja Nikolic tapping in a low cross from Kevin Ellis. The Whitecaps pulled away in the second half, however, scoring twice to start the second half. The men in red pulled one back from Tony Tchani late, but couldn’t find the equalizer, and were not able to salvage a result on the night.
Here are five things we learned from the contest:
A Reality Check
The Fire had been in decent form coming into the game, but the loss may have served as a much needed reality check.