Blanco Stages Fire Rescue
2009-07-19 21:17:01
Chicago Fire ace Cuauhtemoc Blanco hopped off the bench to spark a 2-0 Major League Soccer victory over visiting San Jose on Saturday night.
The Mexico star teed up Patrick Nyarko for the winning goal with eight minutes remaining, and then added the insurance tally in added time.
Scoring Summary:
CHI -- Patrick Nyarko 3 (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 7) 82
CHI -- Cuauhtemoc Blanco 4 (Wilman Conde 2) 92+
San Jose Earthquakes -- Joe Cannon, Chris Leitch, Jason Hernandez, Brandon McDonald, Michael Zaher, Arturo Alvarez, Simon Elliott, Antonio Ribeiro (Bobby Convey 75), Darren Huckerby, Chris Wondolowski (Quincy Amarikwa 84), Ryan Johnson (Cornell Glen 74).
Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Cochrane, Shea Salinas, Andrew Weber
Chicago Fire -- Jon Busch, Tim Ward, Dasan Robinson, Bakary Soumare, Daniel Woolard, Mike Banner (Marco Pappa 60), Peter Lowry (Cuauhtemoc Blanco 60), John Thorrington, Justin Mapp (Wilman Conde 84), Patrick Nyarko, Chris Rolfe.
Substitutes Not Used: Calen Carr, Andrew Dykstra, Baggio Husidic, Brandon Prideaux
Misconduct Summary:
SJ -- Jason Hernandez (caution; Tactical Foul) 2
SJ -- Chris Wondolowski (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 5
CHI -- Bakary Soumare (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 17
SJ -- Michael Zaher (caution; Reckless Tackle) 90
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