MAPP'S FREE KICK LIFTS FIRE TO VICTORY MLS: CHICAGO 1, NEW ENGLAND 0.Byline: Staff and Wire Services BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Justin Mapp's bending free kick, over a wall that failed to jump, lifted the Chicago Fire Chicago fire conflagration destroyed most of city (1871). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 94] See : Disaster to a 1-0 triumph over the visiting New England Revolution The New England Revolution, nicknamed the Revs, is a professional soccer club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Soccer. Even though the club is based in Foxborough, the club represents all of New England. in the opener of a Major League Soccer playoff series. Goalkeeper Matt Pickens Matt Pickens (born April 5, 1982 in Washington, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Pickens played college soccer for Southwest Missouri State University from 2000 to 2003, as well as playing for made eight saves, including two sensational stops on Taylor Twellman Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a U.S. soccer player. Twellman currently plays forward in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution. Youth Twellman was raised in the American soccer hotbed of St. , to shut down the Revs in the first leg of a two-game, total-goals series. The second leg will be played Saturday in Foxboro, Mass. Mapp's 20-yard shot just cleared the Revs' wall, which likely would have deflected the ball had more than one player jumped. The free kick was set up when Chris Armas took a long pass from Tony Sanneh on his thigh and was knocked down by Jay Heaps. |
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