Wednesday night’s match did not go according to plan for Sporting KC. After Dom Dwyer’s second minute goal was negated by an offside flag, the Chicago Fire scored 17 minutes later and held on for a 1-0 win at Toyota Stadium. But Peter Vermes’ side has little time to dwell on the loss as a weekend date with the Colorado Rapids awaits.
“Well the unfortunate thing is we’ve been here before. Where decisions have hurt us in matches,” Vermes said after Wednesday’s controversial loss. “And unfortunately that’s the way it goes and there’s nothing much you can say about it.