FC Dallas and Fire play to 1-1 draw
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — David Ferreira of FC Dallas and Brian McBride of the Chicago Fire scored in the first half, but the teams failed to produce any other offense in a 1-1 draw on Thursday night.
The game featured only five shots, three by Chicago. FC Dallas garnered the only shot in the second half.
Dallas (2-2-6, 12 points) went ahead when Ferreira scored unassisted in the sixth minute. Ferreira and Fire defender Wilman Conde ran side by side to chase down a long looping ball, but Conde fell.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ferreira then dribbled around him near the top corner of the box. Fire defender C.J. Brown charged over but ran past Ferreira, who sidestepped him and had a clear look at the top left corner past goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra.
The tying goal was scored when Justin Mapp used a full-leg kick to send the ball from near midfield into the box. McBride got behind defender George John for position and made a crisp header past goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.
The Fire's best chance to score in the second half came in the five minutes of stoppage time. A corner kick reached the far post, where Baggio Husidic and Dasan Robinson each got a foot on the ball while Hartman was out of position. Neither could get a clear shot on goal.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Fire, who failed to score in two international friendlies last week, has a four-game winless streak in MLS play.