The Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union met for their first preseason test vs. MLS competition Thursday, squaring off at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex in Clearwater, Fla. The Fire emerged as 4-2 winners, with a pair of goals by David Accam coupling with strikes by Nick LaBrocca and Gilberto leading the Men In Red past their Eastern Conference counterparts.
Watch a full archive of the match in the video above, with veteran play-by-play man Ryan Sudol on the call. Final team sheets for both sides are available below:
CHICAGO FIRE: Patrick McLain (Sean Johnson 46’); Joey Calistri (Brandon Vincent 46’, Patrick Doody 86’), Vincent Keller* (Joao Meira 75’), Jonathan Campbell (Drew Conner 75’), Michael Harrington (Mauricio Pineda# 55’); Arturo Alvarez^ (Collin Fernandez 46’, Vincent Mitchell* 74’), John Goossens^ (Nick LaBrocca 46’, Parker Maher 86’), Razvan Cocis © (Michael Stephens 46’), Harry Shipp (Matt Polster 46’), David Accam (Alex Morrell* 55’, Kingsley Bryce 86’); Kennedy Igboananike (Gilberto 46’)
*Unsigned 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
^Trialist
Chicago Fire Academy player
PHILADELPHIA UNION: Andre Blake (Matt Jones 60’), Fabinho (Taylor Washington 60’), Ken Tribbett, Richie Marquez (Josh Yaro 60’), Keegan Rosenberry, Vincent Nogueira (Warren Creavalle 60’), Leo Fernandes (Boluwatife Akinyode 60’), Chris Pontius (Cole Missimo 60’), Tranquillo Barnetta © (Brian Caroll 60’), Sebastien Le Toux (Walter Restrepo 60’), Fabian Herbers (Eric Ayuk 60’).
Visit the links below for more coverage of the Chicago Fire's Tampa-area preseason training stint:
