A couple of huge defensive lapses at the start of each half put the Fire in the hole (pardon the pun) but they came back behind two excellent balls from Justin Mapp to Brian McBride. It pains me to write that because Mapp is my favorite whipping boy, but he had two good plays tonight. The Fire threw on fresh legs at the end to press for the win, and it almossssssst worked. As stoppage time ran out, Patrick Nyarko snuck through the tiring Toronto defense and put a great ball across the box. Unfortunately Calen Carr (I think it was Carr) skied the ball over the bar. How many times does that happen? I don't play forward, but it just amazes me how many times a player manages to strike a ball almost vertical in front of the goal.
And speaking of mucking up chances, since when does Chad Barrett actually make the flying full-speed finish? Not when he wore red, that's when.
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