The Bonfire | Shook All Night Long; Fire head to Cincinnati | S4:E20

About this episode

John and Tim discuss the Fire's recent U.S. Open Cup victory and preview their upcoming match against FC Cincinnati.

In U.S. Open Cup action Jason Shokalook gets a brace in his first team debut to send the Fire past Detroit City 2-1 as one of four players getting their first start for the first team — but Detroit's Darren Smith made it interesting. John and Tim talk the Fire's performance, focusing on the four first-time starters for the Men In Red. Then they switch focus to what's next as they break down the Fire's next game when they head to FC Cincinnati, suddenly a bottom feeder in the giant blob that is the Eastern Conference so far this year.

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Tim

Topics covered

• U.S. Open Cup
• soccer performance
• first team debut
• FC Cincinnati
• Eastern Conference standings

Keywords

• U.S. Open Cup
• Fire
• soccer
• first-time starters
• FC Cincinnati
• Eastern Conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fire, Detroit City, FC Cincinnati

Places: Cincinnati, Eastern Conference

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