We are red and white (Whoooah)
We are red and white (Whoooah)
We are red and white, we’re the f***** dynamite!
The hype and excitement in Toyota Park before the match had even kicked off was incredible. Despite a crushing loss to FC Dallas last weekend, Chicago Fire supporters were in good voice as they waited for Blanco to lead out the Fire for one of their last home games of the season.
I had only been to the home of the Chicago Fire on two occasions prior to Thursday night, and on neither occasion was there an atmosphere like there was when the Fire hosted the LA Galaxy in what was a vital match for both sides.
The Galaxy, buoyed by their 5-2 romp past DC United over the weekend, were looking to continue their push for a playoff spot with just four regular season games remaining. Meanwhile, the Chicago Fire were hoping to end their recent slump and solidify their playoff spot.
The section behind the goal at the south side of the stadium is notorious for making a lot of noise during Fire games, but I was unaware of how tremendous of an atmosphere they created until I had experienced it firsthand. There wasn’t a quiet moment the entire match and by half-time I was already beginning to lose my voice. I participated in as many chants as possible, even the ones in Spanish.
VAMOS! La maquina roja...Esta noche…Tenemos que ganar...
For the Spanish illiterate, this chant translates to ‘We GO! It plots it red… This night… We have to win’… or something to that effect (after three years of learning Spanish I still struggle to understand it sometimes!).
The fans were still in good voice as the match got underway following a delayed kick-off.
With Chicago Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch standing between the posts at my end of the field, chants directed at the number one goalkeeper were inevitable.
Four more years, four more years, four more years…we want Busch, we want Busch, we want Busch!
The Fire started the match strongly and it wasn’t long before they grabbed the game’s opening goal. John Thorrington held the ball up for Chris Rolfe, who beat a couple of defenders before firing the ball into the lower left hand corner of the goal to give the Fire a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute.
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