MLS

FT Saturday, August 9, 2008
Chicago Fire FC DWDDW 2
–
New England Revolution WWDWD 1
1st Leg · Gillette Stadium · 19,240 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
7
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
50
Possession
50
8
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
5
Accurate Passes
6
5
Passes
6
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
1
Accurate Crosses
0
2
Crosses
4
0.5
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
5
Effective Clearances
2
5
Clearances
2

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

NE

  1. 1Matt ReisG
  2. 8Chris TierneyD
  3. 6Jay HeapsD
  4. 3Chris AlbrightD
  5. 16Mauricio CastroM
  6. 13Jeff LarentowiczM
  7. 21Shalrie JosephM
  8. 31Sainey NyassiM
  9. 14Steve RalstonM
  10. 7Adam CristmanF
  11. 20Taylor TwellmanF

Substitutes

  1. 12Doug WarrenG
  2. 2Amaechi IgweD
  3. 22Rob ValentinoD
  4. 32Brandon ManzonelliD
  5. 18Khano SmithM
  6. 27Wells ThompsonM
  7. 28Pat PhelanM

CHI

  1. 1Jon BuschG
  2. 25Gonzalo SegaresD
  3. 22Wilman CondeD
  4. 7Logan PauseD
  5. 4Bakary SoumaréD
  6. 6Brandon PrideauxD
  7. 21Justin MappM
  8. 16Marco PappaM
  9. 10Cuauhtemoc BlancoM
  10. 26Andy HerronF
  11. 11John ThorringtonF

Substitutes

  1. 28Nick NobleG
  2. 2C.J. BrownD
  3. 23Lider MarmolD
  4. 20Michael BannerM
  5. 33Stephen KingM
  6. 9Tomasz FrankowskiF
  7. 17Chris RolfeF

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal!! Taylor Twellman hits a very good header to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! New England now leads 1 - 0
  2. 58' Shalrie Joseph is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 61' Chicago makes a sub: Chris Rolfe enters for Justin Mapp. Reason: Tactical
  4. 64' Gonzalo Segares is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 69' Sainey Nyassi is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 74' Shalrie Joseph has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: second bookable offence
  7. 76' New England makes a sub: Pat Phelan enters for Adam Cristman. Reason: Tactical
  8. 77' Marco Pappa is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 78' Chicago makes a sub: Mike Banner enters for Brandon Prideaux. Reason: Tactical
  10. 81' Goal!! Gonzalo Segares hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  11. 86' Chicago makes a sub: Tomasz Frankowski enters for Andy Herron. Reason: Tactical
  12. 86' Goal!! Wilman Conde hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Chicago now leads 2 - 1
  13. 86' Matt Reis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  14. 87' Steve Ralston is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  15. 88' New England makes a sub: Khano Smith enters for Chris Tierney. Reason: Tactical
  16. 90' End of the game

MLS News

All news
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