Pre-Match / Match / Post-Match Thread - Toronto FC at Chicago Fire - August 4, 2012 (R)

atlanticTFCfan · Jul 28, 2012

What/When

Toronto FC (5-4-12) will pay a visit to Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois to take on the Chicago Fire (9-4-7) on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 8:30 pm EDT.

TV/Video

This match will be shown live on Gol TV Canada (http://www.goltv.ca/) in Canada, NBC Chicago Nonstop, Channel 5.2 (http://www.nbcchicago.com/) in Chicago, MLS Direct Kick and MLS Live (http://live.mlssoccer.com/).

Radio/Audio

CJCL AM 590 (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590 /) in Toronto and WNUA FM 95.5 (http://www.955elpatron.com/, Spanish) in Chicago.

And The Match...

http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/804chitor.pdf

Five Match Trend

TFC: LWWWL

CHI: WDLWL

Last Match vs. Chicago

August 21, 2011 at CHI - TFC 0 CHI 2

Supporters Group Match Thread Links

U-Sector: http://z15.invisionfree.com/U_Sector/index.php?s=94a5570ebd7585f916f3e8a73221386c&showtopic=16436

Red Patch Boys: http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showt...cago-Fire-Saturday-August-4th-8-30pm-on-GOLTV

North End Elite:

And While You're In Toronto...

Why not stop by the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE, if you will!) after the match, or even before it? The CNE runs from August 17 to September 3 this year.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 3, 2012

REFEREE: Michael Kennedy. SAR (bench): Corey Parker; JAR (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Matthew Foerster
MLS Career: 148 games; FC/gm: 28.6; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 30; pens: 50

INJURY REPORT:
CHICAGO FIRE
OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair)
DOUBTFUL: DF Steven Kinney (R adductor strain)

TORONTO FC
OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); FW Danny Koevermans (L knee ACL tear)
QUESTIONABLE: FW Eric Hassli (R ankle sprain)

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD:
CHI: Dan Gargan, Gonzalo Segares
TOR: Richard Eckersley, Ashtone Morgan
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS:
CHI: Sebastian Grazzini, Pavel Pardo, Patrick Nyarko
TOR: Ryan Johnson, Torsten Frings. Reggie Lambe, Terry Dunfield, Doneil Henry

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Chicago Fire 5 wins, 21 goals … Toronto FC 3 wins, 18 goals … Draws 4
AT CHICAGO (5 meetings): Chicago Fire 2 wins, 7 goals … Toronto FC 0 wins, 4 goals … Draws 3
FUTURE MATCH: 9/12: Toronto FC vs. Chicago Fire, 7 p.m. ET

* A goal from Patrick Nyarko was the decider as the Fire took a 3-2 victory in the first meeting between the teams, April 21 at BMO Field.
* Toronto FC have never won at Toyota Park. The teams had played to back-to-back draws in Bridgeview before the Fire’s won a year ago.
* The Fire took a 2-0 win in the second meeting last year, on Aug. 21, their first win vs. Toronto FC since 2009.
* Coaches record: Paul Mariner vs. CHI: first game … Frank Klopas vs. TOR: P2 W2 D0 L0

ArteEtLabore · Aug 3, 2012

So, this time, nicholas lindsay doesnt show up in the injuries list at all. Could there be a nicholas lindsay sighting this saturday?

ArteEtLabore · Aug 3, 2012

ArteEtLabore said: ↑

So, this time, nicholas lindsay doesnt show up in the injuries list at all. Could there be a nicholas lindsay sighting this saturday?
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On a related note, has anyone heard from Adrian Cann? Is he still injured or is just yet another player who is not a 'Mariner' guy?

BHTC Mike · Aug 4, 2012

ArteEtLabore said: ↑

On a related note, has anyone heard from Adrian Cann? Is he still injured or is just yet another player who is not a 'Mariner' guy?
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Mariner showed no reticence to start Cann in KC in his first game in charge. He probably doesn't want to mess with a back line that had been doing okay though and wants to show faith in the young kids who have stepped up. We've given up very few goals from open play over our last five games.

Cann's not a long term solution and will need to wait his turn. He's still a guy who might have a future at the club but not necessarily as an every game starter over the next year or two.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

OK, here's TFC's starting XI:

On the bench: F. Hall, Maund, J. Hall, Avila, Wiedeman, Amarikwa.

BHTC Mike · Aug 4, 2012

I know that's how they listed it on Twitter but, as suggested on U-Sector, I won't be surprised if it's more like this:

-----------------------Hassli
-------------------Silva
Johnson-------------------------------Lambe
------------Dunfield-----Frings
--Morgan---------------------------Henry
--------------Emory--Eckersley

--------------------Kocic

Call it 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1 depending on how deep Silva's dropping.

frommer66 · Aug 4, 2012

ArteEtLabore said: ↑

So, this time, nicholas lindsay doesnt show up in the injuries list at all. Could there be a nicholas lindsay sighting this saturday?
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Looks like he played for the senior academy last week
http://www.cansoc.org/showthread.php?44641-CSL-2012-Week-13

ArteEtLabore · Aug 4, 2012

wow, our back line is really sucking this game

ArteEtLabore · Aug 4, 2012

and i mean way more than usual

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

RYAN JOHNSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1-0 TFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ArteEtLabore · Aug 4, 2012

tfc has had about 0% possession so far, but johnson capitalizes on a gveaway

ArteEtLabore · Aug 4, 2012

BHTC Mike said: ↑

Mariner showed no reticence to start Cann in KC in his first game in charge. He probably doesn't want to mess with a back line that had been doing okay though and wants to show faith in the young kids who have stepped up. We've given up very few goals from open play over our last five games.

Cann's not a long term solution and will need to wait his turn. He's still a guy who might have a future at the club but not necessarily as an every game starter over the next year or two.
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i have trouble believing that screech is a better choice at cb than cann. or eckersley for that matter. but i have a lot of questions about mariners choices

deepm · Aug 4, 2012

ArteEtLabore said: ↑

i have trouble believing that screech is a better choice at cb than cann. or eckersley for that matter. but i have a lot of questions about mariners choices
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I second that. Cann is definitely a better choice than Emory.

Logan Pause looks like a total idiot...blaming RJ when he clearly runs right into the back of RJ's head.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

1-0 TFC at halftime.

ArteEtLabore · Aug 4, 2012

some thoughts:
* TFC is very lucky not to be down about 3-1 so far. The defence has been making far too many mistakes. Chicago just hasn't capitalized on any of them
* On a breakaway like that, Ryan Johnson kicks it right at the keeper 9 times out of 10. Actually, I think he did kick it at the keeper this time too, only the keeper conveniently moved out of the way.
* I wish Mariner would realize that eckersley is not a cb
* Unfortunate for Silva not to score on that one that (I believe) hit the post. At least they are starting to do better on the attack.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

OK, one substitution for TFC at halftime: Jeremy Hall now in for Lambe.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

Wiedeman now on for Hassli.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

How's that for karma?

1-1.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

Maund now on for Henry.

adrenaline11 · Aug 4, 2012

Still don't get Mariner's obsession with this guy.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

For those who are Logan Emory fans , he just got a second yellow card and just got sent off.

atlanticTFCfan · Aug 4, 2012

Thanks for nothing, Emory. 2-1 Chicago.

adrenaline11 · Aug 4, 2012

It's all coming apart now. Hall comes off because of injury but we can't sub because Mariner wasted the last one on Maund.

cloak · Aug 4, 2012

so happy about the O'Dea signing, if Mariner has any self-respect we'll never see Emory on the field again.

although that was a shocking clearance by Henry..from whom we've seen that before.