Wizards survive Fire comeback bid
Published 4/20/2008 by Kent McDill at Major League Soccer News
The Kansas City Wizards decided not to cooperate with the inevitable. After taking a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute of their game Sunday against the Chicago Fire, the Wizards faced a barrage of shots from the strong Fire front line for the next 86-plus minutes and somehow came away with a 1-0 victory at Toyota Park.
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