Fire edge Union at Toyota Park

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06/05/2010 - Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer action at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

Goals by Baggio Husidic and Marco Pappa on each side of the half were enough to snap a four-game winless run by the Fire (3-3-4).

Husidic put the home side up in the 14th minute with his third goal of the season. Patrick Nyarko set up the goal when he beat a defender on the wing and dribbled into the Philadelphia penalty area before slotting a pass to the Bosnian for an easy finish.

The assist was Nyarko's sixth of the season.

That was how the score stayed until Pappa scored his third of the season in the 74th to give the Fire a 2-0 advantage. Philadelphia goalkeeper Chris Seitz made a save on a tough shot from Fire attacker Justin Mapp, but Pappa was there to knock home the rebound.

The Union (2-6-1) got a goal back in stoppage time by Danny Mwanga, his third straight stoppage time goal, but it was too little too late for the expansion club.

Both clubs have MLS fixtures this week before the World Cup break, with the Fire hosting Colorado on Wednesday, and the Union traveling to Kansas City on Thursday.

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Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season.  Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money. 

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Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech)		 5-2
7-2
7-1
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10-1
12-1
12-1
18-1
18-1
20-1
30-1
35-1
35-1
40-1
50-1
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60-1
60-1
60-1
60-1
60-1

For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.