MLS

FT Sunday, September 2, 2012
Houston Dynamo FC LDWDD 1
–
Chicago Fire FC DWWWL 3
1st2ndT
HOU011
CHI213
SeatGeek Stadium · 17,007 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
5
67.4
Possession
32.6
15
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
513
Accurate Passes
207
582
Passes
274
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
4
31
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.4
70
Long Balls
39
51
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
22
19
Tackles
26
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
11
15
Clearances
20

Head to Head

HOU leads series 1-0-4

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. 4Álvaro FernándezAM-L
  11. 14Patrick NyarkoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Corben BoneSUB
  2. 70Paolo TornaghiSUB
  3. 8Dominic OduroSUB
  4. 27Victor PinedaSUB
  5. 3Dan GarganSUB
  6. 71Alex LimaSUB
  7. 12Logan PauseSUB

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 4Jermaine TaylorCD-L
  3. 32Bobby BoswellCD-R
  4. 26Corey AsheLB
  5. 31André HainaultRB
  6. 13Ricardo ClarkCM
  7. 11Brad DavisLM
  8. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  9. 9Macoumba KandjiF
  10. 12Will BruinLF
  11. 10Je-Vaughn WatsonRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Luiz CamargoSUB
  2. 3Calen CarrSUB
  3. 25Brian ChingSUB
  4. 15Cam WeaverSUB
  5. 8Kofi SarkodieSUB
  6. 6Nathan SturgisSUB
  7. 24Tyler DericSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Houston Dynamo 0. Dan Paladini (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  3. 45' Second Half begins Chicago Fire 2, Houston Dynamo 0.
  4. 55' Foul by Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo).
  5. 63' Attempt missed. Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chris Rolfe with a cross.
  6. 77' Foul by Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire).
  7. 79' Bobby Boswell (Houston Dynamo FC) Yellow Card at 79'
  8. 81' Attempt missed. Jalil Anibaba (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  9. 85' Attempt missed. Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Oduro following a fast break.
  10. 90' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Houston Dynamo 1. Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
  11. 90'+3' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Houston Dynamo 1. Alex (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Oduro.

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