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				<title><![CDATA[Fire end 10-game winless skid in Colorado]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By DALE BUBLITZ
STATS MLS Correspondent

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (STATS) - The Chicago Fire got a challenge
from coach Denis Hamlett before their game with Colorado and
they responded with a rare road win over the Rapids.

Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored in the first half and the
Fire ended a 10-game winless slide in Colorado with a 2-1
victory on Saturday night.

"I told them that the challenge was we hadn't won in Colorado in
10 years," Hamlett said. "We talked about the things we did well
the first half of the season and we agreed we had to get
better."

?? Consider the streak over.

Chicago (6-3-6) had been 0-6-4 on the road against the Rapids
since 1999. The Fire also were coming off a three-week absence
from the MLS schedule to play three SuperLiga matches, and
hadn't played a league match since losing to D.C. United on June
13.

?? "That was good for us, too," Pappa said. "It gave us time to
think things over and work things out."

?? There was also a continuation of strong play on the road. The
Fire improved to 5-1-3 away from home this year.

?? "I can't explain it," Chicago goalkeeper Jon Busch said.
"Maybe it's our routine and the fact the road brings us closer
together."

?? Hamlett agreed.

?? "Our problems at home are going to change," Hamlett said.

Jacob Peterson scored for Colorado (5-4-6), which has lost two
straight for the first time this season. The Rapids also dropped
to 11-2-1 on Fourth of July matches.

?? "I have no explanation for the way we played tonight," said
Colorado forward Conor Casey, returned after missing the team's
past four games to be with the U.S. national team. "We came out
flat and dug ourselves a deep hole and couldn't come back."

Casey leads the Rapids with eight goals.

Pappa scored his fifth goal of the season in the 30th minute. He
took a pass from Baggio Husidic just outside the crease and
nudged the ball past Matt Pickens' right hand.

?? "I got a great pass from Baggio," Pappa said. "I had to make
a small move to get open to get a shot off."

Conde made it 2-0 in the 37th minute with a goal off a header.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco sent a corner kick into the middle of the
field, and Conde finished the play with his second goal.

Colorado nearly took a lead in the 14th minute, but Mehdl
Ballouchy hit the center of the crossbar from 15 yards.

The Fire went into a defensive mode in the second half, but the
Rapids avoided the shutout in the 76th minute. The ball was
stopped near the right post and Peterson ran up and kicked it
into the net for his first goal.

?? "It was down and dusty in the first half," Colorado coach
Gary Smith said. "Chicago was better than us in the first half
and that's when the game was won."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:35:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fire-Rapids Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Chicago (5-3-6) at Colorado (5-3-6), 9:00 p.m. EDT

After having their franchise-record unbeaten stretch snapped,
the Colorado Rapids still have a chance to extend two other
impressive streaks Saturday night.

The Rapids look to continue their success on Independence Day
and improve their unbeaten streak at home against the Chicago
Fire to 11 games.

Colorado (5-3-6) fell 3-0 at Seattle on Sunday for its first
loss since April 19. The Rapids, who were 3-0-5 in their
previous eight games, outshot the Sounders 14-7 but only two of
those shots were on goal.

"I didn't think we deserved to get beat 3-nil," Rapids coach
Gary Smith said. "I think in the first half, we played as good a
(game) as we've probably done for some time, especially away
from home. The differences in the game were the big plays - the
moments we don't (make) and the ones Seattle does."

Colorado has had plenty of good moments on July 4, with an
11-1-1 record and going unbeaten in nine straight games on the
holiday.

The Rapids play five of their next six at home, where they are
3-0-3 this season. They've enjoyed plenty of success there
against Chicago, going 6-0-4 in the last 10 meetings in Colorado
since a 1-0 defeat Oct. 6, 1999.

The Fire (5-3-6), who split two meetings with the Rapids last
season, return to MLS play Saturday after a three-week absence.
Since a 2-1 loss to D.C. United on June 13, Chicago has played
three SuperLiga matches, going 2-1-0, and most recently a 1-0
loss to Wilmington on Tuesday in a U.S. Open Cup match.

The Fire resume league play looking to snap a three-game losing
streak, during which they've been outscored 6-1. It was a
particularly tough loss against United, with Brian McBride
unable to convert on a second-half penalty kick that would have
tied the game.

The loss was the Fire's first on the road, dropping them to
4-1-3 away from home.

Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco was rested for that game,
having played in an international match with Mexico earlier that
week, but he was back for the SuperLiga games and should play
Saturday.

Colorado, meanwhile, will be without Omar Cummings, who has six
goals and six assists, while he is with his native Jamaica
playing in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Leading scorer Conor Casey,
though, is expected to rejoin the team though after fulfilling
his U.S. national team duty. Casey, who has eight goals and one
assist, missed four consecutive games.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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