Fire, Tigres Take SuperLiga Openers

The third edition of the North American SuperLiga commenced on Saturday.

Group A play:

At Bridgeview, Illinois:

Brian McBride scored the only goal of the match (57') as the Chicago Fire blanked San Luis 1-0 at home.

At Carson, California:

Goals from Armando Pulido (11') and Jesus Duenas (82') lifted Tigres to a 2-1 road win over Chivas USA.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Tigres (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Chicago Fires (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Chivas USA (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. San Luis (GP: 1; GD: -1: PTS: 0)