Eastern Conference Final, Columbus Crew vs Chicago from Crew Stadium, Thursday 7:30 EST, ESPN2.
If the games between the teams this season are any indication then the match could be headed to penalty kicks to decide a winner. They tied 2-2 in Columbus on July 5 and 2-2 in Chicago on Oct. 12 when Fire forward and Brian McBride scored twice in his first match against his former club. This will be McBride’s first game in Columbus as a member of the Fire.
“It’s going to be a battle. It’s going to be a tough game, lots of fouls, hard tackles. We’re expecting them to come all out and the thing is it’s at home for us,” says Frankie Hejduk. “This is really big for the organization and our fans. They’ve waited a long time,” said midfielder Duncan Oughton. “We’re going to play our style of play. We’ll let them worry about us because we’re not worrying about them, ” says Hejduk.
