MLS

FT Saturday, September 22, 2012
Columbus Crew WLLWL 1
–
Chicago Fire FC LWWWW 2
1st2ndT
CLB101
CHI202
SeatGeek Stadium · 19,172 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
62
Possession
38
20
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
428
Accurate Passes
234
508
Passes
298
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
35
35
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
1
15
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
38

Head to Head

CHI leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-4-1-1

  1. 25Sean JohnsonG
  2. 22Austin BerryCD-L
  3. 23Arne FriedrichCD-R
  4. 13Gonzalo SegaresLB
  5. 6Jalil AnibabaRB
  6. 71Alex LimaCM-L
  7. 12Logan PauseCM-R
  8. 4Álvaro FernándezLM
  9. 14Patrick NyarkoRM
  10. 7Sherjill MacdonaldF
  11. 18Chris RolfeRCF

Substitutes

  1. 11Daniel PaladiniSUB
  2. 10Guillermo FrancoSUB
  3. 15Wells ThompsonSUB
  4. 21Michael VideiraSUB
  5. 1Jay NollySUB
  6. 19Corben BoneSUB
  7. 8Dominic OduroSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Andy GruenebaumG
  2. 26Julius JamesCD-L
  3. 14Chad MarshallCD-R
  4. 3Josh WilliamsLB
  5. 21Sebastián MirandaRB
  6. 10Milovan MirosevicLM
  7. 5Danny O'RourkeRM
  8. 25Jairo ArrietaF
  9. 33Federico HiguaínRCF
  10. 12Eddie GavenAM-L
  11. 20Emilio RenteríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Justin MeramSUB
  2. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  3. 16Eric GehrigSUB
  4. 8Chris BirchallSUB
  5. 6Tony TchaniSUB
  6. 32Nemanja VukovicSUB
  7. 17Olman VargasSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Columbus Crew 1. Jairo Arrieta (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 23' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Columbus Crew 1. Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sherjill MacDonald.
  3. 26' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Columbus Crew 1. Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko.
  4. 29' Danny O'Rourke (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 35' Emilio Rentería (Columbus Crew) Yellow Card at 35'
  6. 69' Attempt missed. Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  7. 69' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tony Tchani replaces Emilio Renteria.
  8. 78' Attempt missed. Milovan Mirosevic (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tony Tchani with a headed pass.
  9. 81' Offside, Columbus Crew. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Jairo Arrieta is caught offside.
  10. 84' Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 89' Attempt blocked. Tony Tchani (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  12. 89' Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire FC) Yellow Card at 89'

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