Nyarko Nets His First...

It must be an amazing feeling to be a rookie and score your first career goal. Amazing. Patrick Nyarko got that feeling tonight while playing in his fifth career match. Prior to tonight he hadn't started a game and he had not played more then 65 minutes of professional soccer. That didn't stop him from scoring for the Fire.

It you take yourself back to January you'll remember that Nyarko was getting a lot of press going into the draft and many observers were surprised when he fell in the first round to the Fire. As a Rapids fan I wish we had taken him and if tonight was any indication I'm going to continue to hold that grudge. Only the future will tell if Chicago got a steal grabbing Nyarko with the 7th overall pick but the future looks bring for this kid. His goal tonight was a shot of class, one that goal scorers know how to make. I believe Nyarko will develop into a great goal scorer in MLS. I think we saw that at Virginia Tech. Will MLS GM's rue the day they didn't draft Patrick Nyarko?

If you haven't seen the video, go to www.mlenet.com and check it out. It is worth your time.