CHICAGO(June 28, 2016) – The Chicago Fire PDL defeated the Des Moines Menace, 1-0, on Tuesday morning as the Men In Red improved to 5-0-0 at Toyota Park this season.
The Fire looked for a measure of revenge against the Menace, who got the best of them in an early season 2-1 loss in Iowa on May 21. After an opening half of missed chances and even possession, the game was seemingly going scoreless into halftime until Mark Segbers found himself running onto a long ball in the Des Moines box where he was able to draw the penalty when he was pushed off of the ball. Andrew Gutman stepped up, pushing the ball right, he sent the Menace keeper the wrong way and gave Chicago the lead at half.
The second half started the same with both teams continuing to play even and high up the field. Chicago held on for a very important three points to keep pace with the Des Moines Menace at the top of the table.
On Tuesday, July 5, the team will welcome the Thunder Bay Chill to begin the teams' doubleheader for the week.
Premier Development League: Chicago Fire 1, Des Moines Menace 0
Chicago Fire U23 – Andrew Putna, Andrew Gutman, Abdoulaye Samake (Joel Leon) 55’ , John Freitag, Michael Jimenez, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Rece Buckmaster (Djordje Mihalovic 60’) , Cameron Lindley, Oscar Gonzalez, Mark Segbers, Charlie Mertz (Brody Kraussel 60’)
Des Moines Menace – Nico Campbell, Austin Polster, Austin Ledbetter, Jimmy Fiscus, Sam Brotherton, Jack Griffin, Ramone Howell (Thomas Barlow 60’), James Wypych (Devyn Jamba 55’), Christian Okeke (Christian Flath 55’), Leigh Veidman, Elvir Ibisevic (Raul Gonzalez 55’)
Scoring Summary:
CHI – Andrew Gutman 44’
Misconduct Summary:
DEM– Sam Brotherton (Caution) 44’
DEM- Raul Gonzalez (Caution) 65’
DEM- Leigh Veidman (Caution) 72’
Referee: Jordan Castillejo Assistant Referees: Alex Dresdow, Zack Caidar Fourth Official: Michael Rzybyiski
