Chicago Fire to Take on Sporting Kansas City After Tying with Real Salt Lake

The Chicago Fire completed their second of three games in 11 nights after tying with Real Salt Lake 0-0 on Wednesday.

At halftime, the Fire inducted former star and current Real Salt Lake assistant coach C.J. Brown into the "Ring of Fire" during an emotional ceremony. Brown held back tears of joy during his speech.

The game also featured marvelous defense that won over the praise of Fire coach Frank Klopas.

“As a team we didn’t give anything away and we were good defensively,” Klopas said during his postgame press conference.

When speaking about the match ending in a tie, Klopas spoke of cautious optimism:

“Overall, I was happy with the team’s performance. It would be great to get three points. But in games like this, when you get those opportunities, you have to make them finish because you’re not going to get too many.”

Klopas was aware of the battle that they just had with the team with the best record in Major League Soccer. He is also aware of the team that they will be facing tomorrow when the Eastern Conference-leading Sporting Kansas City invades Toyota Park.

Sporting Kansas City comes to town on a two-game losing streak. With losses to both Montreal and Portland, Sporting Kansas City has not scored a goal since their 3-1 win in Vancouver on April 18.

If the Fire picks up a win, it will move them closer to Sporting Kansas City in the standings.

Ernest Shepard is an Analyst for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained first-hand.