BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- As the Fire welcomed Red Bull to Toyota Park last June, the team was reeling off three straight losses in what would be the side’s worst stretch of the season.
In a week’s time, the Fire fell 2-1 away to Columbus before an upset 3-2 extra time loss to the Michigan Bucks in the U.S. Open Cup and a 2-0 away defeat at New England.
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Though the back-to-back league defeats pushed the Fire down to its lowest position of the season, the team took advantage of the nearly two-week international break to regroup vs. Red Bull.
The teams traded blows as Patrick Nyarko tallied a blinding header early before Dax McCarthy equalized just after halftime.
Fire 3, Red Bulls 1 (6/17/2012)