MLS

FT Saturday, August 18, 2012
New England Revolution DLLLL 1
–
Chicago Fire FC LDWWW 2
1st2ndT
NE101
CHI202
SeatGeek Stadium · 17,495 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
2
57
Possession
43
7
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
448
Accurate Passes
317
546
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
10
19
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
30
31
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
12
1.0
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
23
18
Clearances
44

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Sean JohnsonG
  2. 22Austin BerryCD-L
  3. 23Arne FriedrichCD-R
  4. 13Gonzalo SegaresLB
  5. 6Jalil AnibabaRB
  6. 17Pável PardoLM
  7. 11Daniel PaladiniRM
  8. 7Sherjill MacdonaldF
  9. 18Chris RolfeRCF
  10. 14Patrick NyarkoAM-L
  11. 4Álvaro FernándezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Marco PappaSUB
  2. 3Dan GarganSUB
  3. 71Alex LimaSUB
  4. 1Jay NollySUB
  5. 21Michael VideiraSUB
  6. 19Corben BoneSUB
  7. 8Dominic OduroSUB

NE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Matt ReisG
  2. 5Anthony SoaresCD-L
  3. 26Stephen McCarthyCD-R
  4. 8Chris TierneyLB
  5. 30Kevin AlstonRB
  6. 19Clyde SimmsCM-L
  7. 13Ryan GuyCM-R
  8. 24Lee NguyenLM
  9. 80Fernando CardenasRM
  10. 39Saer SeneCF-L
  11. 23Blake BrettschneiderCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Darrius BarnesSUB
  2. 22Benny FeilhaberSUB
  3. 11Kelyn RoweSUB
  4. 27Jerry BengtsonSUB
  5. 40Tim MurraySUB
  6. 14Diego FagundezSUB
  7. 2Florian LechnerSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New England Revolution 0. Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 11' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New England Revolution 1. Fernando Cardenas (New England Revolution) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 25' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, New England Revolution 1. Sherjill MacDonald (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko with a cross.
  4. 45' Second Half begins Chicago Fire 2, New England Revolution 1.
  5. 57' Attempt missed. Arne Friedrich (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pavel Pardo with a cross following a corner.
  6. 69' Foul by Sherjill MacDonald (Chicago Fire).
  7. 69' Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 71' Offside, Chicago Fire. Pavel Pardo tries a through ball, but Arne Friedrich is caught offside.
  9. 75' Attempt blocked. Jalil Anibaba (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Pardo with a cross.
  10. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 89' Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire FC) Yellow Card at 89'

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