Chicago, Illinois – As the sun dey shine for Soldier Field, Chicago Fire FC don ready to battle dem New York Red Bulls this Saturday, July 26. Fire don come back home after dem collect four out of six points for road last week. Na first time dem go face dem Red Bulls dis season, and you know say tension dey high like palm wine for traditional marriage.
Last week, the Men in Red waka go Atlanta where dem manage to share points with Atlanta United FC (2-2). Dem no wan make fun of their performance again, as dem quickly waka go Montreal gback to win 2-0. Goals from Hugo Cuypers and Jack Elliott shine like disco light for the scoreboard. Plus, goalkeeper Chris Brady don show say e get level with five saves (Na wetin we go call ‘keep am cool’ for football talk).
On the other side, e no too dey sweet for New York Red Bulls. Dem just gree Inter Miami carry dem come ground for 5-1 loss last weekend. Messi no wan gree make dem rest small. Na so defender Alexander Hack put one goal for dem side, but Miami no send am back before dem score five goals (Wahala wey no be small).
Now, na wetin we go fit expect for dis match priya, we no sure if Red Bulls fit take dem vengeance against Fire like dem do April 5 when dem win 2-1. But dem go need strong spirit because Chicago Fire dey come out strong!
For this match, Chicago Fire (3-1-2, 11 points) dey hold ground for Eastern Conference while New York Red Bulls (2-2-2, 8 points) dey work hard to stay within playoff zone. Na like dis we fit define ‘Omo Naija hustle’. We go dey watch for player wey go shine like Philip Zinckernagel wey don score 10 goals and dem biggest assist of 10 for dis season (make person no talk say e no sabi).
Kickoff be set for 7:30 p.m. CT, and after the match, dem go jam space for Summer Concert Series wey go feature none other than Chance the Rapper. So, whether you be football padi or music lover, Soldier Field go be place to dey.
In one quick talk from head coach Gregg Berhalter, him don agree say dem dey focus on making playoffs. E dey enjoy the progress but no wan dey celebrate yet. ‘We dey look for win, we no dey chill!’ Na wetin e talk. Na true talk wey no dey lie.
Make we see how e go happen when dem waka from their last game. Players to watch include Emil Forsberg wey start dey shine for Red Bulls. E don record six contributions for goals in the last five matches. At the end of the day, na football we go watch am, and we dey hope for better performance from both side.
Definitely, dis match get all the ingredients to be sweet like palm wine and pepper soup, and fans no go wan miss am for anything!
