Tampa Bay got a 67th-minute penalty kick from Gilmar to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire March 11. Frank Klopas opened the scoring in the 25th minute when he pounced on a loose ball in the box and scored from ten yards out, but Prampin equalized 15 minutes later from an assist by Musa Shannon. Gilmar hit the winner after Fire defender Rich Kotschau was called for a handball in the box. March 11 in Tampa Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 1. Goals: Prampin (Shannon) 40, Gilmar (pen.) 67; Klopas 25. Tampa Bay — Ravelli (Petras, 46), McCarty (Frye, 46), Yallop, Eriksson, Duhaney, Ralston, Kinnear (Backman, 68), Gilmar (Quill, 72), Prampin (Bell, 76), Ziober, Shannon. Chicago — Thornton, Bates, Okaroh, Kotschau, Salcedo (Lagos, 68), Wilson, Armas, Gramenz (Aleong, 76), Nowak (Marsch, 46), Kuhn (Razov, 46), Klopas (Wolff, 60). Att.: n/a.
