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Aug. 19, 2007: Revolution 2 Chicago Fire 2

The Revolution entered the match with a clear advantage, having remained unbeaten in nine straight MLS games. Losing Taylor Twellman early in the eleventh minute was a blow to the Revs punch up front as he has been their leading scorer and sparkplug for most of the season. Twellman went up against Chicago defender CJ Bronw on a header and came down motionless on the turf for a few minutes before leaving the field under his own power.

After two early goals by Steve Ralson and Francisco Mendoza in the first 25 minutes, the Revs tried to lock down on the Fire and go defensive in their tactics. A bad clear by keeper Mark Reis in the 34th minute led to a steal by Willie Sims and an easy put away into an open net.

Chicago challenged often in the second half against the Revs, Jerson Monteiro put a goal in late in the second half to tie up the match for the Fire. Chicago keeper played a perfect 60 yard ball down the right sideline to Monteiro, who played a game of give-and-go with Sims around the Revolution backfield to get a inside the penalty box. Monteiro put a chip shot into the top left corner to tie up the score.