Ljungberg's miss forces Fire to settle for draw with TFC

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09/08/2010 - Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire and Toronto FC played to a 0-0 draw at Toyota Park on Wednesday, a result that does little to help the playoff chances of either team.

Chicago had the best chance of the match early in the second half when Freddie Ljungberg was played in behind the Toronto defense and left alone with just the goalkeeper to beat. However, he pushed his shot wide of the right post, leaving the Fire with just one win from its last six games.

Toronto has struggled away from home this season with just four points from its 10 previous away contests, so a point is not as bad of a result.

But it still leaves TFC five points back of Seattle for the final playoff spot in Major League Soccer.

The first half saw little in the way of action for either goalkeeper as Toronto's Stefan Frei made the lone save on a low 20-yard shot from Chicago's Collins John.

Toronto failed to produce a shot on goal in the first 45 minutes, but the Reds did have two decent appeals for handball inside the penalty area turned down.

The opening goal should have arrived three minutes into the second half as Nery Castillo played a through ball to Ljungberg, but he wasted the chance with Frei at his mercy.

The visitors tried to make Ljungberg pay for his miss as O'Brian White went close with a glancing header before a poor clearance by Chicago's Mike Banner handed White another chance which forced a save from goalkeeper Sean Johnson.

Chicago had one final opportunity to win the game as Castillo drew a free kick 25 yards from goal in the dying seconds, but he shot straight into the wall, failing to test Frei.

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