MLS

FT Sunday, August 9, 2009
Chicago Fire FC DDWDL 2
–
Houston Dynamo FC DLWLW 3
Robertson Stadium

Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
2
7
Saves
1
48
Possession
52
7
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

HOU leads series 4-1

Lineups

HOU

  1. 18Pat OnstadG
  2. 31André HainaultD
  3. 32Bobby BoswellD
  4. 3Julius JamesD
  5. 24Wade BarrettD
  6. 20Geoff CameronM
  7. 13Ricardo ClarkM
  8. 26Corey AsheM
  9. 22Stuart HoldenM
  10. 10Kei KamaraF
  11. 25Brian ChingF

Substitutes

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 16Craig WaibelD
  3. 17Mike ChabalaD
  4. 5Danny CruzM
  5. 6Erik UstruckM
  6. 14Ade AkinbiyiF
  7. 23Dominic OduroF

CHI

  1. 1Jon BuschG
  2. 25Gonzalo SegaresD
  3. 4Bakary SoumaréD
  4. 2C.J. BrownD
  5. 6Brandon PrideauxD
  6. 7Logan PauseD
  7. 16Marco PappaM
  8. 29Peter LowryF
  9. 10Cuauhtemoc BlancoF
  10. 14Patrick NyarkoF
  11. 17Chris RolfeF

Substitutes

  1. 40Andrew DykstraG
  2. 32Dasan RobinsonD
  3. 24Daniel WoolardD
  4. 21Justin MappM
  5. 18Michael BannerM
  6. 9Baggio HusidicM
  7. 3Calen CarrF

Timeline

  1. 5' Chicago makes a sub: Daniel Woolard enters for Gonzalo Segares. Reason: Injury
  2. 21' Goal!! Kei Kamara hits an impressive right footed shot to the upper right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Houston now leads 1 - 0
  3. 35' C.J. Brown is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 38' Goal!! Ricardo Clark hits an impressive left footed shot to the upper right corner from the left channel (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Houston now leads 2 - 0
  5. 39' Brandon Prideaux is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 45' Chicago makes a sub: Mike Banner enters for Bakary Soumare. Reason: Tactical
  7. 47' Goal!! Chris Rolfe hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right channel (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Chicago now trails 1 - 2
  8. 49' Goal!! Peter Lowry. hits an impressive right footed shot low through the middle from the right channel (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 2
  9. 56' Brian Ching is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 60' Chicago makes a sub: Dasan Robinson enters for Daniel Woolard. Reason: Injury
  11. 62' Chris Rolfe is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  12. 73' Cuauhtemoc Blanco is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 80' Houston makes a sub: Dominic Oduro enters for Kei Kamara. Reason: Tactical
  14. 84' Stuart Holden powers the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper guessed correctly but could not stop the shot.
  15. 89' Houston makes a sub: Ade Akinbiyi enters for Brian Ching. Reason: Tactical
  16. 90' End of the game

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