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Regular season · 2005

Colorado 4–1 Chicago.

Colorado Rapids beat Chicago Fire 4–1 on Saturday, July 23, 2005, in the 2005 regular season at Empower Field at Mile High, before an announced crowd of 9,624.

Colorado Rapids

Fernando Clavijo

  • Alain Nkong 23'
  • Denton 26'
  • Cunningham 75'
  • Alain Nkong 84'

4–1

Full time

Chicago Fire

Dave Sarachan

  • Johnson 16'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 2'Yellow cardJim Curtin
  2. 16'GoalJohnson
  3. GoalAlain Nkong23'
  4. GoalDenton26'
  5. 46'SubstitutionSamuel Caballerofor Will John
  6. SubstitutionDan Garganfor Terry Cooke58'
  7. SubstitutionPeguero Jean Philippefor Luchi Gonzalez63'
  8. Yellow cardAlain Nkong65'
  9. 71'SubstitutionChad Barrettfor Will Johnson
  10. GoalCunningham75'
  11. 75'Yellow cardC.J. Brown
  12. GoalAlain Nkong84'
  13. 84'SubstitutionScott Buetefor Jim Curtin
  14. SubstitutionHunter Freemanfor Alain Nkong89'

Lineups

Who played.

Colorado Rapids

  1. Joe Cannon
  2. Eric Denton G
  3. Ritchie Kotschau A
  4. Nat Borchers
  5. Ricky Lewis
  6. Terry Cooke ↓
  7. Kyle Beckerman A
  8. Guy Melamed
  9. Alain Nkong 2 GA↓
  10. Jeff Cunningham GA
  11. Luchi Gonzalez ↓

Bench

  1. Dan Gargan ↑
  2. Hunter Freeman ↑
  3. Peguero Jean Philippe A↑

Chicago Fire

  1. Zach Thornton
  2. C.J. Brown
  3. Jim Curtin ↓
  4. Logan Pause
  5. Jack Stewart
  6. Will Johnson G↓
  7. Will John ↓
  8. Jesse Marsch
  9. Justin Mapp
  10. Andy Herron
  11. Chris Rolfe. A

Bench

  1. Scott Buete ↑
  2. Chad Barrett ↑
  3. Samuel Caballero ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Competition
Regular season · 2005
Venue
Empower Field at Mile High
Attendance
9,624
Colorado coach
Fernando Clavijo
Chicago coach
Dave Sarachan

Attendance is the announced figure.