MLS

FT Saturday, June 23, 2012
Columbus Crew DWWDL 1
–
Chicago Fire FC WLLWW 2
1st2ndT
CLB101
CHI202
SeatGeek Stadium · 17,144 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
8
60.7
Possession
39.3
21
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
424
Accurate Passes
255
500
Passes
326
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
3
33
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.5
42
Long Balls
64
37
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.9
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
2
Effective Clearances
15
4
Clearances
29

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Sean JohnsonG
  2. 22Austin BerryCD-L
  3. 6Jalil AnibabaCD-R
  4. 13Gonzalo SegaresLB
  5. 3Dan GarganRB
  6. 17Pável PardoLM
  7. 12Logan PauseRM
  8. 8Dominic OduroF
  9. 10Sebastián GrazziniRCF
  10. 16Marco PappaAM-L
  11. 14Patrick NyarkoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 88Rafael RobayoSUB
  2. 99Hunter JumperSUB
  3. 9Federico PuppoSUB
  4. 1Jay NollySUB
  5. 18Chris RolfeSUB
  6. 15Orr BarouchSUB
  7. 23Arne FriedrichSUB

CLB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 30Andy GruenebaumG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 26Julius JamesCD-R
  4. 32Nemanja VukovicLB
  5. 21Sebastián MirandaRB
  6. 37Kevan GeorgeCM-L
  7. 6Tony TchaniCM-R
  8. 9Justin MeramLM
  9. 8Chris BirchallRM
  10. 20Emilio RenteríaF
  11. 12Eddie GavenRCF

Substitutes

  1. 34Aaron SchoenfeldSUB
  2. 16Eric GehrigSUB
  3. 22Cole GrossmanSUB
  4. 13Ethan FinlaySUB
  5. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  6. 17Olman VargasSUB
  7. 29Shaun FrancisSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Columbus Crew 0. Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 26' Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 29' Kevan George (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 36' Attempt missed. Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Oduro with a headed pass.
  5. 58' Foul by Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire).
  6. 59' Foul by Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew).
  7. 66' Dominic Oduro (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 72' Offside, Columbus Crew. Julius James tries a through ball, but Aaron Schoenfeld is caught offside.
  9. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Arne Friedrich replaces Patrick Nyarko.
  10. 78' Tony Tchani (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 80' Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Rafael Robayo replaces Dominic Oduro.
  13. 90'+4' Jalil Anibaba (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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