MLS

FT Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Houston Dynamo FC DWDLW 2
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Chicago Fire FC LWLDL 1
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CHI011
SeatGeek Stadium · 10,923 att. · ESPN2

Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
4
51
Possession
49
16
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
270
395
Passes
366
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
15
51
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CHI 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. 12Logan PauseRM
  8. 7Sherjill MacdonaldF
  9. 18Chris RolfeRCF
  10. 4Álvaro FernándezAM-L
  11. 14Patrick NyarkoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Daniel PaladiniSUB
  2. 70Paolo TornaghiSUB
  3. 21Michael VideiraSUB
  4. 71Alex LimaSUB
  5. 15Wells ThompsonSUB
  6. 3Dan GarganSUB
  7. 8Dominic OduroSUB

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tally HallG
  2. 4Jermaine TaylorCD-L
  3. 32Bobby BoswellCD-R
  4. 26Corey AsheLB
  5. 8Kofi SarkodieRB
  6. 16Adam MoffatCM-L
  7. 13Ricardo ClarkCM-R
  8. 11Brad DavisLM
  9. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  10. 12Will BruinCF-L
  11. 3Calen CarrCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Cam WeaverSUB
  2. 9Macoumba KandjiSUB
  3. 23Giles BarnesSUB
  4. 24Tyler DericSUB
  5. 31André HainaultSUB
  6. 17Luiz CamargoSUB
  7. 25Brian ChingSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Houston Dynamo 1. Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
  2. 45' Second Half begins Chicago Fire 0, Houston Dynamo 1.
  3. 46' Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo FC) Goal at 46'
  4. 60' Offside, Chicago Fire. Chris Rolfe tries a through ball, but Sherjill MacDonald is caught offside.
  5. 67' Patrick Nyarko (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  6. 75' Foul by Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo).
  7. 78' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Dan Paladini replaces Jalil Anibaba.
  8. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Brian Ching replaces Will Bruin.
  9. 83' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Houston Dynamo 2. Alex (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko.
  10. 90'+1' Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo FC) Yellow Card at 91'

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