KANSAS CITY - The Chicago Fire (7-5-5, 26 pts.) tied the Kansas City Wizards (5-5-7, 22 pts.) in front of a sellout crowd of 10,385 fans Sunday at Community America Ballpark. With the point, the Fire remain in third place in the Eastern Conference Standings. Goalkeeper Jon Busch recorded eight saves for his seventh shutout of the season.
• With the tie, the Fire are now 7-5-5 (26 pts.) and remain in third place in the Eastern Conference Standings.
• The Fire are unbeaten in their last five games (1-0-4).
• Brandon Prideaux was unavailable for selection tonight due to a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation. C.J. Brown was unavailable due to a one-game suspension for a red card on 7/19 vs. Real Salt Lake.
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco and Diego Gutierrez both received their fifth yellow card and will be forced to serve a one-game suspension against CD Chivas USA next week (8/2).
• Busch sits atop the league in 4 defensive categories including saves (85), save percentage (85.9), goals against average (.824). Busch is also tied for first in the league with 7 shutouts (Hartman-KC, Rimando-RSL).
• The Fire have been shut out in 5 games this season.
• The Fire is atop the league in goal differential with +10 (24 Goals, 14 Goals Against).
• The Fire are 19-9-5 all time against the Kansas City Wizards, 6-7-4 on the road.
• The Fire are 1-1-4 in 2008 when tied at the half.
• Blanco suffered 3 fouls tonight and leads the league in fouls suffered with 53.
• The attendance for tonight's match at Community America Ballpark was a sellout of 10,385.
• Busch and Blanco have played every minute (1530 minutes) for the Fire this season.
• Just three players (Busch, Blanco, and Mapp) have started every game for the Fire.
• The Chicago Fire will take on Everton F.C. this Wednesday in an international friendly match at TOYOTA PARK. Kick off is at 7:30 p.m.
• The Chicago Fire will return to MLS action on Saturday, Aug. 2, as they host CD Chivas USA (7:30 CT, HDNet, My50).
