Regular season · 2008

Chicago 3–1 LA Galaxy.

Chicago Fire beat LA Galaxy 3–1 on Thursday, September 25, 2008, in the 2008 regular season at SeatGeek Stadium, before an announced crowd of 20,156.

Denis Hamlett

Rolfe 13'
Blanco 57'
Rolfe 59'

3–1

Full time

Bruce Arena

Lewis 35'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

GoalRolfe13'
35'GoalLewis
GoalBlanco57'
GoalRolfe59'
63'SubstitutionPeter Vagenasfor Alan Gordon
Yellow cardBakary Soumaré71'
77'SubstitutionBryan Jordanfor Edson Buddle
SubstitutionMike Bannerfor Justin Mapp79'
80'SubstitutionBrandon McDonaldfor Greg Vanney
SubstitutionStephen Kingfor Chris Rolfe84'
87'Yellow cardBrandon McDonald
89'Yellow cardTroy Roberts
SubstitutionDiego Gutierrezfor Cuauhtemoc Blanco89'

Team statistics

The box score.

54
Possession %: 46; 9
Shots: 8; 8
Shots on target: 4; 5
Corners: 6; 5
Fouls: 12; 1
Offsides: 1; 1
Yellow cards: 2; 0
Red cards: 0; 2
Saves: 5; 3
Passes: 2; 3
Accurate passes: 2; 100%
Pass accuracy: 100%; 0
Penalty goals: 0; 0
Penalties taken: 0; 4
Crosses: 5; 3
Accurate crosses: 3; 0
Long balls: 0; 0
Accurate long balls: 0; 0
Blocked shots: 0; 0
Tackles won: 0; 0
Tackles: 0; 0
Interceptions: 0; 2
Clearances: 2; 2
Clearances attempted: 2

Lineups

Who played.

Chicago Fire

Jon Busch
Brandon Prideaux
Wilman Conde
Bakary Soumare
Gonzalo Segares A
Justin Mapp ↓
John Thorrington
Cuauhtemoc Blanco GA↓
Logan Pause
Chris Rolfe 2 GA↓
Brian McBride.

Bench

Mike Banner ↑
Diego Gutierrez ↑
Stephen King ↑

LA Galaxy

Josh Wicks
Chris Klein A
Sean Franklin
Troy Roberts
Ante Jazic
David Beckham
Landon Donovan A
Greg Vanney ↓
Eddie Lewis G
Alan Gordon ↓
Edson Buddle ↓

Bench

Brandon McDonald ↑
Peter Vagenas ↑
Bryan Jordan ↑

Match facts

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Competition: Regular season · 2008
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 20,156
Chicago coach: Denis Hamlett
LA Galaxy coach: Bruce Arena
Officials: Alex Prus (Referee)

Attendance is the announced figure.